In my Fall 2017 semester, I took Data Visualization. For the final group project in that class, we were tasked with selecting a location in the United States that tech companies are looking to locate to. From there, our group would find data sets to create an argument for why a company should move there. After presenting to the professor, three groups from all the sections were selected to participate in the competition. One additional group outside the class would also be selected to participate. The top three placements receive a cash prize: 1st gets $3000, 2nd gets $1500, and 3rd gets $500 (awarded to the group, so split among the group members). The judge and sponsor was a representative from Power BI!
Our group chose Atlanta, Georgia as our location. Much to the professor's dismay, no one picked Dallas, Texas as everyone thought it would be too obvious of a choice with lots of groups picking it.
For our data, we chose airport traffic, cost of living with median rent and housing price, bachelor's degree concentrations, and commuter transportation. With these factors in mind, we found various data sets and worked with them through various visualization tools such as ggplot2 in R Studio, Power BI, and d3 (web-based visualizations).
Linked here is the Power Point we made (Google Drive):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5uwMXcrKyYcJGqruUtLm0Te7vA-o488/view?usp=sharing
My group ended up getting 2nd place at the competition! We were all super proud, and it took a lot of hard work to make it look as nice as it is! Despite our efforts, 1st place did go above and beyond with an interactive website, so kudos to them!
Pictured here is my group, along with the professor:
Our group chose Atlanta, Georgia as our location. Much to the professor's dismay, no one picked Dallas, Texas as everyone thought it would be too obvious of a choice with lots of groups picking it.
For our data, we chose airport traffic, cost of living with median rent and housing price, bachelor's degree concentrations, and commuter transportation. With these factors in mind, we found various data sets and worked with them through various visualization tools such as ggplot2 in R Studio, Power BI, and d3 (web-based visualizations).
Linked here is the Power Point we made (Google Drive):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5uwMXcrKyYcJGqruUtLm0Te7vA-o488/view?usp=sharing
My group ended up getting 2nd place at the competition! We were all super proud, and it took a lot of hard work to make it look as nice as it is! Despite our efforts, 1st place did go above and beyond with an interactive website, so kudos to them!
Pictured here is my group, along with the professor:
(That's me on the far right!)
Overall it was a great experience! We got to test our visualization skills (as well as the skills that lead up to it like data cleansing and formatting), and got to show them off in a competitive environment with high stakes! It was a tremendously helpful learning experience, and one that I'm proud of! Hands-on experience like this is invaluable, and it's great to get opportunities like this!
Next up is my Information Security final project presentation.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!
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