The idea of visualizing data is something that's been beneficial for all of time. Although most people can read numbers, understanding a bunch of numbers in a chart can be confusing and rather difficult. Visualizing data also allows people to draw comparisons more easily.
One such comparison that I would consider interesting to create a visualization of is the data presented by Virginia's Department of Elections and Arlington's American Community Survey Overview. Arlington's data set is from 2005-2009, and encompasses many things such as education, employment, income, poverty, family size, race, and more. I think the comparison between this data and data from elections could be interesting, because it could give insight into what types of people voted in what ways over the course of time. A visualization that I found to be particularly interesting was one I found on the World Bank website. This visualization, shown below, display the gender disparity in school enrollment for primary and secondary schools. A darker blue means the ratio is closer to 1:1, while a lighter blue means it is less. It would also interest me to compare this with other visualizations to see if any factors correlate to a higher disparity.
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AuthorHello, welcome. I'm Asher. As a linguistics and language focused student, I aim to track the ever changing nature of language through digital history in this blog. Enjoy your stay. ArchivesCategoriesFurther Reading |