What happened last time?I did not realize that we had a blog post last time we did. Mr. Bourgeois had a substitute, and wrote it on the board. Oblivious mode kicked in and I didn't notice. I also didn't check Schoology. What an ignoramus I am! The importance of Data VisualizationThe title came out weird for this one, but anyways, we use data visualization in many ways. From Math to Economics, we use a type of visualization called Graphing, or putting information on a plane in a specific way called Graphs. There are many different types of graphs, but the 3 main ones are Line Graphs, Bar/Column Graphs, and Pie Graphs. It is important to me, because if I want to become a Game Designer or a Computer Scientist, I will need to know how to use many more graphs than listed. I will need to graph things like incomes, outcomes, death rates, difficulty, etc. But before I tell you how I would use them, I'm going to tell you a little about them first. Line GraphsLine Graphs are used to record trends in data. For example, temperature is usually represented by line graphs, and so is money and economics. Growth and Grades are shown by them as well. Line Graphs consist of a title, Legend (in some cases), X & Y-Axes, Labels, and a line (or multiple depending on the data being represented). The X-Axis represents the Independent Variable (or changed part) of the data on each point of the line, while the Y-Axis represents the Dependent Variable (or result of the change) on each point of the line. We use these in modern day to keep track of money, growth, population, etc. Bar/Column GraphsBar Graphs are usually used to compare different sets of data within the same experiment. Column graphs do the same, except look different. Column Graphs go up and down, while Bar Graphs go left and right. We use these to record specific events, like "Average Temperature Per Month" or "Amount Plant A Grows in a Month Compared to Plant B" (that probably won't be an actual title, but you get the point). There are many different types of Bar Graphs. For example, there are Histograms, which show data in the form of intervals. There are Grouped Column, which show different components, like "Growth Based on Rainfall and Height" compared to each other, then compared to other sets of Grouped Columns. There are Stacked Columns, which shows a whole bunch of data joined into one column. Components of a Bar Graph include the Title, Axis Title, Intervals/Labels, Tick Marks (in some cases), X & Y-Axes, Grid, and Bars/Columns. On Column Graphs, the x-axis includes the intervals (in a Histogram), and the labels for units of the Independent Variable/Category. On Column Graphs, the y-axis includes labels for the dependent variables. An example of a Column Graph title would be "How high a Pea Plant and a Corn Plant can grow in One Month". On Bar Graphs, the x-axis includes units for the Independent Variable. On Bar Graphs, the y-axis includes labels for units for the Independent Variable/Category. In example of a title for a Bar Graph would be: "How Long Will it Take for a Sunflower to Reach 5 Feet Tall?" Pie GraphsPie Graphs are used to represent parts of a whole. They usually consist of a Legend, different colors, a "pie" (or a circle cut into different parts), labels and their corresponding percentages. We use them in our country to compare Culture Population, Diversity in Schools, Grades among different genders, etc. An example of a title for a pie graph would be "What percentage does each race make up in the United States?" Using Graphs to change societyWhen we use graphs, we usually have a purpose for it. Either it is to show a specific pattern on you math homework, or it's to show spawn rates for the new event in Pokemon Go, we always have a purpose. There are even bigger purposes to graphs, than just homework. Our Government uses them to show economics and make sure we stay out of even more debt than we're already in. They also use them in the Stock Market to show the change in the price of stock in each business. I'd use it to show our economy before, during, and after Trump's presidency (and I'm sure it isn't gonna look good). I'd also use them to see how many women would vote for Trump before and after I showed them a video of his sexist remarks and rape claims and see the change.
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Chronozoom tourWhy I am posting lateI am so sorry for posting this late! My Internet has been in and out this past weekend, and when it's been OK, I have been away from the house. I am using my time wisely right now to get this posted ASAP. Thank you for understanding! My past weekendMy weekend has been filled with chaos and a lot of work. Early in the morning on Saturday, I had a soccer game. I then went out for lunch to come back to no Internet. If you haven't noticed, my Internet is pretty crappy. Then when the internet came back up, we had to leave for dinner. I then did homework from other classes. After that, I come to my computer to make my blog posts, and realize that my Internet is out again. Sunday I have to mow the lawn and clean my room. When I have my lunch break, my Internet (once again), is out. So I have to spend my lunch break sitting and doing nothing. After I clean my room, my parents wanted me to go to Centerfest downtown, and I said yes, because the Internet hadn't come back. When I came back, the internet was out until now. This is why I am posting this late. Please understand. Visualization TechniquesSo the prompt for this week's blog post is to choose three different types of visualization techniques that interest me. Photography interests me the most, because it shocks me how far the camera has come. From a wooden box filled with film and with a lens on the front, to a tiny piece of technology with more space than 1,000 of those boxes. Also, TV interests me, because I wonder how they had the technology in the 1910's to use satellite to transfer pictures live to millions of people around the world. And now, they can be in color, and curved?!?!? How do the colors red, green, and blue make different colors at the same time? And how do people make curved TV's without breaking them?!?!? Compared to early versions of these techniques, modern day techniques shock me. Finally, cave paintings really shock me, because how were these nomads/settlers 10,000 years ago were smart and artistic enough to make art to keep track of trade, deals, or to worship holy/sacred figures. It shocks me that there are even more of these cave paintings that haven't even been discovered.
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