A Data Visualization Application Team Thundercats David Schechter Shubhangi Rakhonde amp Zayd Hammoudeh 1 The Olympics are held every two years as a global celebration of amateur sports Over 219 million Americans watched the London 2012 games ID: 594659
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Olympics HistoryA Data Visualization Application
Team ThundercatsDavid Schechter, Shubhangi Rakhonde, & Zayd Hammoudeh
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The Olympics are held every two years as a global celebration of amateur sports.Over 219 million Americans watched the London 2012 games.The United States won more medals than any other country in 2012, and NBC gleefully spoke of American Olympic dominance.Fundamental Question: How can one objectively determine which country performed the best at an Olympic games?
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Medals Alone are not EnoughMost viewers are unaware of the various factors that affect country medal totals. Goal:
Design a web based, data visualization application that educates users regarding these key Olympic medal dynamics including:GeopoliticsNational Economic OutputNational PopulationHost City SelectionNumber of Participating AthletesEvent Bias3Slide4
Typical Application UserThe application’s user base is broad.Geared primarily, but not exclusively, towards those that have an existing interest in the Olympics and want to learn about the games at a much greater depth.
Much of the analysis in the application is United States focused. The reasons we did this include:The US has one of the most extensive and compelling Olympic histories.Increased relevance for class discussion and presentationDesire to enlighten ourselves regarding the biases in American Olympic television coverage.4Slide5
Scope DisclosureFor clarity of data presentation, this project focused solely on the summer Olympics. Since the winter Olympics are generally smaller with fewer participating nations and athletes, some of the nuances of the analysis would not have been possible.
Any general references to the “Olympics” in the subsequent discussion applies to the summer games only.5Slide6
Web Design Patterns & TechniquesWeb design patterns and techniques used include:
Feature Search BrowseVisual Framework with Persistent NavigationBonus: Built-in images to enable recognition rather than recall.Breadcrumbs
“You are Here”
Escape Hatch
Carousel
Iconic Olympic images on the home page
Taglines
Hover Tools
Menu selection
Data visualization tools
Grid of Equals
Color Standardization
Concept presented by guest lecturer Robert Nicholson
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Data Visualization Design PatternsData visualization design patterns and techniques used:
Schneiderman’s Mantra“Overview first, zoom and filter, then details-on-demand.”Dynamic QueriesGive ‘em what they wantData Spotlighting
“Focus Plus Context”
Data Tips
Provide additional relevant context and data.
Multi-Y Graphs
Sortable Tables
A partial misnomer but sorting is the key
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