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The assignment requires designing a visualization for U.S. population data from 1900 and 2000, focusing on demographic aspects. Students must choose a question to answer with the visualization, create a static graphic, and provide a rationale for design choices in a short write-up. The final submission is due on July 16, 2024, and must include a PDF file with a Tableau Public link.

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Group Assignment 2

The assignment requires designing a visualization for U.S. population data from 1900 and 2000, focusing on demographic aspects. Students must choose a question to answer with the visualization, create a static graphic, and provide a rationale for design choices in a short write-up. The final submission is due on July 16, 2024, and must include a PDF file with a Tableau Public link.

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Group Assignment 2: Visualization Design

To be submitted on Tuesday 16 Jul, 2024, by 6 PM.

In this assignment, you will design a visualization for a small data set and provide a rigorous rationale
for your design choices. You should in theory be ready to explain the contribution of every pixel in
the display.

Data Set: U.S. Population, 1900 vs. 2000

Every 10 years, the census bureau documents the demographic make-up of the United States,
influencing everything from congressional districting to social services. This dataset contains a high-
level summary of census data for two years a century apart: 1900 and 2000. The data is a CSV
(comma-separated values) file that describes the U.S. population in terms of year, reported sex (1:
male, 2: female), age group (binned into 5 year segments from 0-4 years old up to 90+ years old), and
the total count of people per group. There are 38 data points per year, for a total of 76 data points.

Dataset: census2000.CSV
Source: U.S. Census Bureau via IPUMS (csv file is attached here)

Your Tasks

1. Start by choosing a question you'd like a visualization to answer.

2. Design a static visualization (i.e., a single image) that you believe effectively answers that
question, and use the question as the title of your graphic.

3. Provide a short write-up (no more than 4 paragraphs) describing your design.

While you must use the data set given, you are free to transform the data as you see fit. Such
transforms may include (but are not limited to) log transformation, computing percentages or
averages, grouping elements into new categories, or removing unnecessary variables or records. You
are also free to incorporate external data as you see fit. Your chart image should be interpretable
without recourse to your short write-up. Do not forget to include title, axis labels or legends as
needed!

As different visualizations can emphasize different aspects of a data set, you should document what
aspects of the data you are attempting to most effectively communicate. In short, what story are you
trying to tell? Just as important, also note which aspects of the data might be obscured or down-
played due to your visualization design.

In your write-up, you should provide a rigorous rationale for your design decisions. Document the
visual encodings you used and why they are appropriate for the data and your specific question.
These decisions include the choice of visualization type, size, color, scale, and other visual elements,
as well as the use of sorting or other data transformations. How do these decisions facilitate effective
communication?
Submission Details

This is a Group Assignment. Submit in a PDF file (mandatory to include Tableau Public Link for your
viz work alongwith three tasks). You discuss with all members in your group. Your completed
assignment is due on Tuesday 16 Jul, 2024, by 6 PM.

Submit your assignment as per the file name shared with you and include your public tableau link for
your Tableau viz in the submission file.

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