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by kschlesi
Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:56 pm
Forum: Winter 2017
Topic: 4 Student Defined Final Project
Replies: 10
Views: 9062

Re: 4 Student Defined Final Project

3D Final Project: Capital Bike Flow Concept : With this project, I chose to explore the visualization of transportation data. I was specifically interested in finding a design to highlight interesting patterns in the flow of traffic between different points, without relying on geographical location...
by kschlesi
Sat Feb 25, 2017 2:05 am
Forum: Winter 2017
Topic: 3D Visualization
Replies: 10
Views: 8150

Re: 3D Visualization

Concept : For this project, I wanted to keep the idea of looking at the contexts in which patrons of the Seattle Public Library interact with different countries and cultures. I used a similar query to my 2D project, counting the number of checkouts of media related to each country, and grouping th...
by kschlesi
Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:40 pm
Forum: Winter 2017
Topic: 2D Frequency Pattern Visualization
Replies: 11
Views: 8609

Re: 2 2D Frequency Pattern Visualization

Idea : My goal in this project is to explore how often Seattle Public Library patrons check out media about different countries, and how these patterns differ between dewey categories and change over time. This will give an idea of the contexts in which SPL users interact with these cultures. I wro...
by kschlesi
Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:45 am
Forum: Winter 2017
Topic: 2D Frequency Pattern Visualization
Replies: 11
Views: 8609

Re: 2 2D Frequency Pattern Visualization

Layout : Columns are countries, rows correspond to (year, main dewey class) combos. They are sorted by dewey class, and within class they are sorted by year. Grayscale (for now) intensity indicates number of checkouts of books with the name of the country or its possessive (e.g. "Ireland" or "Irish...
by kschlesi
Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:05 am
Forum: Winter 2017
Topic: 1 Advanced MySQL: Frequency Pattern
Replies: 10
Views: 7309

Re: 1b Advanced MySQL: Frequency Pattern

Question : What are the classifications of items related to other countries or cultures in the library? How does the popularity of these items change over the last decade, and does it vary by country and classification? The goal is to explore the interactions of the people of Seattle with other cou...
by kschlesi
Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:51 pm
Forum: Winter 2017
Topic: 1a Basic MySQL
Replies: 11
Views: 9008

Re: 1a Basic MySQL

1. I was interested to explore the locations of other countries or cultures in the library, which could indicate how SPL patrons primarily interact with those cultures. My first query asked which Dewey classifications were given to books (or other media) about Egypt. The query involved joining the “...