ANLY482 AY2016-17 T2 Group13 - Technology
JMP Pro 13 is an interactive software for desktop statistical discovery developed by the JMP division of SAS. As the data files are too large to be opened by conventional means such as Excel and Notepad, we will be using this tool to explore the data. Furthermore, JMP Pro 13 allows us to perform multi-table queries and joins of JMP data tables as well as to build dashboards for greater analysis through data visualisation.
JavaScript is a coding language for the web. We will be using JavaScript for most of the application’s user interfaces as it allows the implementation of various libraries to support user’s interactions and improve visualisation. This was especially after taking into consideration the latest changes in the mobile computing and rich client applications. Through this method, users will be able to access the application on any device with their web browsers.
All the data visualisation elements will be created using Data-Driven Documents (D3.js) which is a JavaScript library producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers which users are able to manipulate. It makes use of the widely implemented Scalable Vector Array (SVG), HTML5, and CSS standards to produce elements which can be added, removed or edited according to the contents of the dataset. D3.js also handles large data efficiently and the elements encoded update automatically based on changes in the data, providing a visualisation that is visually pleasing and understandable.
