Proj8

DAND Project 8 - Create a Tableau Story

Project Purpose and Notes

Create a data visualization using Tableau that tells a story or highlights trends or patterns in a data set. The work should be a reflection of the theory and practice of data visualization, such as visual encodings, design principles, and effective communication.

This project was created and tested on Windows 10 64bit using Tableau 2018.2.0, 64bit, Public Edition

Project Requirements

• Write-up: Markdown file that includes links to your Tableau Public workbooks, published online, and a write-up with four sections:
  • Summary: in no more than 4 sentences, briefly introduce your data visualization and add any context that can help readers understand it
  • Design: explain any design choices you made including changes to the visualization after collecting feedback
  • Feedback: include all feedback you received from others on your visualization from the first sketch to the final visualization
  • Resources: list any sources you consulted to create your visualization
• Data Files
  • the final data set used to create the visualization (usually .csv, .tsv, or .json file)
  • a codebook or other files related to the data set (description, readme, license)

Resource Attribution

• The following resources were used in coming up with the solution for this project:
  • Tableau documentation and community forums
  • Some use of Python/pandas to explore data

Project Solution Documents

• README (What you're reading!)
• Review Instructions
• Tableau Public Workbook - US Flight Stats, Story
• US Flight Statistics Data, 2008 - Raw, CSV data, bzip2 compressed
  • Site hosting the data including field descriptions
  • Supplemental data on Airports and Carrier codes
• Write-up - Project write up per requirements above

License

MIT License