Reflection6-orestropi-Orest-Ropi

week1.md

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+Article Link:
+https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2019/science-data-visualization
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+The article discusses the lack of quality of data visualization in most scientific research.
+I agree with their point that if this was more refined research could be better understood.
+I also agree with their point that research funding would increase if donors could better visualize what the data actually represents.
+I disagree with their point that pie charts are visually challenging to read when comparing different parts.
+In the image pie vs bar they show, there is a lack of color contrast between the different parts of the pie chart and bar graph.
+If the color contrast was better the pie chart would be just as effective as a bar graph.
+I agree with the point that they make about scientist overusing the rainbow color scale.
+When I look at diffrent astronomy images, I find it is often hard to tell the diffrence between visable and non-visable matter.
+Scientist also use the rainbow scale when sometimes a simple gray scale is more effecive and simpler to read.
+For this article, they should be using more realistic examples when arguing for a certain type of data reperesentation.
+For scientist, they should spend more time on data visualization(more research/testing) as it is an important part that should not be overlooked.

week2.md

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+Link To Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Patriots/comments/ar4fo6/the_dynasty_visualized/
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+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/73619173/150730743-62ee0671-ac15-44b4-ae35-1bd05508f56c.png)
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+I chose an data visualization showing the New England Patriots(An American Football team) success from 2001 to 2018. 
+There are two parts of the visualization. 
+The top part shows year to year data for the patriots, while the bottom shows an accumilation of statistics during the time span.
+I like the use of colors to represent when they made it to the super bowl, won the super bowl, or failed to make it.
+I do not agree that there is no index to tell the viewer what each color represents, as some people might not be as familiar with which superbowls they won/lost.
+This makes it seem like it is intended for a specific target audience of patriots fans or intense football fans.
+I like the choice of colors they used, as it symbolic of the team colors (red, gray, and blue).
+I think the boarders on the boxes for each year are underutilized, since they can be used to represent a statistic while conserving space.
+The records and trophies are really easy to see with the backround colors that were picked.
+Overall I think this is a data visualization that does a good job at serving its intended purpose, but not much more.
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week3.md

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+Article Link: https://searchbusinessanalytics.techtarget.com/definition/data-visualization
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+This article focuses on the discussion of what is data visualization and how it can be used most effictevly. 
+The article provides a more business oriented perspective on data visualization.
+I agree with their point that data visualization is crucial for determining conclusion from data.
+This was discussed in class when it was mentioned as one of the two main reasons to create a data visualization(the other being displaying/organizing solution/data).
+The article uses a color scheme that matches up well with its images and the website in general, making it very easy to read.
+I was suprised that more than half of money spent on advertisement will be spent online.
+This influx of money will make the quality of the data visualization more important.
+I like how they show the reader diffrent use cases for data visualization, allowing us to have an idea on how many different fields utilize data visualization.
+I don't agree with their listing of data visualization tools, as they have no perticular ranking, order, or description.
+Overall I think the article does a great job on informing the reader about how data visualization can be extremely usefull in many fields, as well as the increasing demand for it.

week4.md

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+Link to the 4 interactive data visualizations: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/02/upshot/tom-brady-career-stats.html
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+This article was posted after the retirment of Tom Brady, an American Football Player.
+The article begins with briefly describing that the purpose of the article is to compare his achievements with other players at his position.
+I agree with the fact that they have an informal legend when they explain what the highlighted lines mean(active players).
+I think this makes the article more inclusive to people who might not be too familiar with American Football.
+Another thing I agree with is that they kept the colors simple.
+The compare and contrast of grey and blue is easy to see, and they dont stuff the data visualization with an unnecessary complex rgb color scale.
+I dont agree with their design choice to make it so a user can select a line.
+I think it is far to diffucult to select a line and see the players name.
+To fix this I would either make the lines thicker or remove the feature so it does not take away the users attention from their player search bar(which works well).
+Overall I like how this article lets you compare Brady's accomplishments in many different ways, while also being able to see some trends in the NFL.
+I would say this is the best data visualization I have reflected on so far.

week5.md

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+link to interactive website:https://govdna.sudox.nl/#layout/dna/country/TUN/x/23/y/32/z/20/a/0
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+The website is made to show how governments are ranked with one another. 
+This is done through the representation of a governments characteristics in a "DNA" format.
+I agree with their color usage, as everything was easy to read.
+I also agree with how interactive the map is.
+Almost everything can be clicked to get a better data representation for the item that is selected.
+I agree with their use of opacity to represent ranking.
+The usage of opacity makes it so a user does not have to select on a particular item to get an undertanding of its' general ranking.
+I agree with them allowing the user to view the data in multiple(4) different charts. 
+I disagree with the design decision to not include a search bar for if a user wants to look for a specific country.
+The quantity of countries makes it difficult to look for a specific one.
+Overall I think this data visualization uses good colors and is very effective, but is missing some small features that would greatly increase its' effectiveness.

week6.md

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+image link: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/
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+![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/73619173/154966445-24dec6a1-e7ae-45ef-8ac3-9c07ed0d9152.png)
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+This is an data visualization(infographic) comparing Covid-19 with other viral diseases in human history.
+It acomplishes this goal by using two different types of data visualization.
+The first one is a time-based map with all diseases.
+I agree with how they made the size of the pathogens relative to their respective death tolls.
+I agree that they used opacity to represent which diseases were still ongoing.
+I disagree with the use of their grid-box layout, since their vertical lines do not represent anything.
+The second data visualization is a legend with all the diseases.
+I agree with them deciding to go into more detail for the diseases with a higher death toll.
+I disagree with their decision to not have a way to access more information about each disease.
+A way this could be done is having a pop up when one of the smaller diseases is clicked.
+Overall I think this data visualization is very versatile as it can be distributed as a physical copy with similar effectiveness as the web-based version.