Data Visualization or Sonification
Data Scientists must be able to communicate their findings in a way that makes them meaningful to a variety of different audiences. Select an example from the list of data visualizations and sonifications below. For the example you have selected, please write an essay addressing the following three questions:
1. Who is the intended audience of your example?
2. How does the communication method enhance or suppress accessibility in this example?
3. What do you learn about data communication from this example?
Please select an example from the following list of visualizations and sonficiations:
1.How Can We Hear the Stars?
https://www(dot)npr(dot)org/2017/01/20/510612425/how-can-we-hear-the-stars
2.Our World in Data: Tetanus
https://ourworldindata(dot)org/tetanus
3.A Night under the Stars: A look at overnight stays at US National Parks
https://jordan-vincent(dot)com/night-under-the-stars/
4.Wind Map
http://hint(dot)fm/wind/
Focus on Question 2 and 3
Data Visualization or Sonification
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Hannah Behrens et al.’s “Tetanus” reveals how the bacterial infection arising from tetanus has significantly decreased since 1990. The intended audience is scholars who are interested in getting data about tetanus. The article combines data from graphs and maps regarding bacterial infection.
The communication method used in this article enhances data accessibility and visualization. For example, the first chart is a line graph that portrays how the number of deaths caused by tetanus has decreased gradually from 1990 to 2019 (Behrens et al., 2019). When one places a cursor at any point on the line, a specific number of deaths in a certain year is displayed. Moreover, the author uses an area to enhance data accessibility and visualization, showing the number of deaths by age from 1990 to 2019. For instance, it is evident that children under five years are more vulnerable to tetanus followed by individuals aged between 15 and 49 years (Behrens et ...