ISSS608 2017-18 T3 Assign Saurav Jhajharia (Data Preparation)
VAST Challenge 2018 MC2: Like a Duck to Water
Methodology
This problem requires us to analyze the water contamination over a 17 year period to understand if there are any shreds of evidence of possible contamination by Kasios Furniture Company. After thoroughly going through the data and understanding the problem statement, I carried out my analysis and visualization process in the following steps keeping in mind that the investigators are my clients.
1. Data Overview: Provided a summary of all the data points.
2. Data Preparation: Created differently filtered data sheets according to the requirements of the three questions asked.
3. Data Visualization: Plotted visualizations depending on the data, aesthetics, ease of understanding, and task requirements.
4. Conclusion: Drew inferences to summarize critical data evidence and pointers for the investigators to focus on.
Data Overview
The data provided to us contains the following indicators:
1. ID: This is the unique ID associated with each reading. The variable was distributed in JMP and then checked for its uniqueness to make sure that no ID is repetitive, therefore causing no duplication of ID in the dataset.
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