ISSS608 2017-18 T1 Assign ZHANG PENG
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VAST Challenge: Characterization of an Epidemic Spread
assignment overview
- Identify approximately where the outbreak started on the map (ground zero location). Outline the affected area.
- Present a hypothesis on how the infection is being transmitted. For example, is the method of transmission person-¬to¬-person, airborne, waterborne, or something else? Identify the trends that support your hypothesis.
- Is the outbreak contained? Is it necessary for emergency management personnel to deploy treatment resources outside the affected area?
Data Description
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Dataset Overview
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Data Preparation
Interactive Visualization
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Question 1
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1. Filter keywords from Microblogs texting I chose observed symptoms as keywords to filter out related Microblogs by using JMP. The observed symptoms contain chills, sweats, aches and pains, fatigue, coughing, breathing difficulty, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and enlarged lymph nodes. I use the symptom-related keywords and frequency of these words to improve accuracy. |
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2. Find out the outbreak time We can find all the symptoms are sharply increased from May 18 and partial from May 19 in Figure1 line-chart. I only need to do deep analysis from May 17 to May 20.  |
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3. Find out the affected areas The symptom words used on May 18 are related to aches, breath, chills, cough, fatigue and sweats. These symptoms outbroke mainly in Uptown, Downtown and Eastside. |
