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Visualization of Research Data Institutional Data Users Group Microsoft Excel is a very powerful tool, but sometimes you have to help it along. Use the Tools you have:
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Visualization of Research Data
Institutional Data Users Group
JJ (Jose Jimenez)Director, Research Information Systems
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Visualization means 3 things:
• Get some data• Create a visualization• Refine
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Microsoft Excel is a very powerful tool, but sometimes you have to help it along.
Use the Tools you have:
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Sample Data:Title Count Minimum Median Zone Minimum Median Median Zone Maximum MaximumResearch Associate 178 25328 46898 50089 53547 74385Research Assistant 191 20817 36675 39500 42469 59451Assoc Research Scientist/Engin 65 31571 71000 74888 82105 110683Clinical/HC Research Assistant 21 33040 50317 55915 59101 69907Research Assistant Professor 22 55000 71152 72700 75207 105320Asst Research Scientist/Engin 127 22425 53850 57000 60393 83793
Sample Chart:
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Assoc Research Scientist/Engin
Clinical/HC Research Assistant
Research Assistant Professor
Asst Research Scientist/Engin
0 100000 200000 300000 400000
MinimumMedian Zone MinimumMedianMedian Zone MaximumMaximum
No one with this titlemakes 350K!
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Sample Data:Title Count Minimum Median Zone Minimum Median Median Zone Maximum MaximumResearch Associate 178 25328 46898 50089 53547 74385Research Assistant 191 20817 36675 39500 42469 59451Assoc Research Scientist/Engin 65 31571 71000 74888 82105 110683Clinical/HC Research Assistant 21 33040 50317 55915 59101 69907Research Assistant Professor 22 55000 71152 72700 75207 105320Asst Research Scientist/Engin 127 22425 53850 57000 60393 83793
Adjusted Data: Subtract the sum of the previous columns From the next one to get the dollars to the nextValue: C = B – A, E = D - B
A B
C
Title Minimum
Median Zone Minimum Median
Median Zone Maximum Maximum
Research Associate 25328 21570 3191 3458 20838Research Assistant 20817 15858 2825 2969 16982Assoc Research Scientist/Engin 31571 39429 3888 7217 28578Clinical/HC Research Assistant 33040 17277 5598 3186 10806Research Assistant Professor 55000 16152 1548 2507 30113Asst Research Scientist/Engin 22425 31425 3150 3393 23400
D
E
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Assoc Research Scientist/Engin
Clinical/HC Research Assistant
Research Assistant Professor
Asst Research Scientist/Engin
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000
MinimumBelow MedianMedian ZoneMedian Zone MaximumAbove Median
New Chart:
Research AssociateResearch Assistant
Assoc Research Scientist/EnginClinical/HC Research Assistant
Research Assistant ProfessorAsst Research Scientist/Engin
$0
$20,00
0
$40,00
0
$60,00
0
$80,00
0
$100,0
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$120,0
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MinimumMedian ZoneMedian Zone Maximum
Adjusted Chart:
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Microsoft Excel is a very powerful tool, but sometimes you need something more.
Use the Tools you can borrow:
Mike Bostock's D3 example Gallery
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Research Data Example
Visualization of Research DataInstitutional Data Users Group
Visualization means 3 things:
• Get some data• Create a
visualization• Refine
Version 0.9
Institutional Data Users Group
Resources: lynda.uiowa.edu courses on
data visualization. D3js.org D3plus.org (easier than d3, but not as
feature rich) Epoch by fastly, another visualization library Google’s Charts API
