1. IST256 : Applications Programming for Information Systems
Visualization

2. Agenda Connection Activity Teaching: Practice Activities (3)
Kahoot: Lists and Dictionaries
Teaching:
Pandas
Practice Activities (3)
Thursday

3. Connect Activity Quiz-Review Kahoot!:
Quiz Covers all things list and dict

4. Information Visualization?
The study of visual representations of data to reinforce human cognition. “Help people understand the, structure, relationships meaning in data.”
Techniques: Charts, Graphs, Maps

6. 3 Python Packages 4 Data Viz
Matplotlib – Python’s Visualization Library
Docs:
Plot.ly – Cloud Plotting Service based on D3.js
Jupyter:
Pandas / Cufflinks:
Folium – Python Wrapper for OpenStreetMap / Leaflet.js
Docs:

7. Watch Me Code! Matplotlib basics Matplotlib vs Plotly
Weather Example (quick)
Short and sweet demo:

8. Watch Me Code! Plot.ly basics Normal Plotting With Cufflinks
Short and sweet demo:
Import pandas as pd
Quarters = Series( [ "Q1","Q2","Q3","Q4" ])
Sales = Series( [100, 120, 90, 150] )
Sales_df = DataFrame ( { "Quarter" : Quarters, "Sold" : Sales } )
students= [ {'Name':'Tom', 'GPA':3.4 }, {'Name':'Dick', 'GPA':3.0 }, {'Name':'Harry', 'GPA':4.0 }]
Students_df = DataFrame(students)

9. Watch Me Code! Folium basics Markers Circle Markers
Short and sweet demo:
Import pandas as pd
Quarters = Series( [ "Q1","Q2","Q3","Q4" ])
Sales = Series( [100, 120, 90, 150] )
Sales_df = DataFrame ( { "Quarter" : Quarters, "Sold" : Sales } )
students= [ {'Name':'Tom', 'GPA':3.4 }, {'Name':'Dick', 'GPA':3.0 }, {'Name':'Harry', 'GPA':4.0 }]
Students_df = DataFrame(students)

10. Help me Code
Mapping Potholes

11. Your “Ticket Out” Conclusion Activity http://bit.ly/2eUzlUH
The activity will be effort graded.