Assignment #2 Data Update 1
What dataset will you use for your final report? (title of your dataset, include a link to it and claim it at the URL above).
My dataset will cover a 10 year period about electric power generation by source in Canada.
Describe the dataset. What kind of data does it contain?
It contains monthly data on the Megawatt hours produced by different categorized sources of energy generation for each province.
Is there anything about your data that you don’t understand? (i.e. what a column heading means). How will you find this out?
Thankfully, Statistics Canada has provided definitions for each column in this guide here. For my Final Data Report I plan to include visuals and written definitions to provide more clarity for the reader about the type of electricity of generation as most people aren’t familiar with the terms and how energy is actually produced.
What are some questions you hope to answer with your data? List at least three. (you don’t need the answers at this point)
Is the usage of combustible fuels to generate electricity increasing?
Did we see a decrease of use for certain sources of electricity?
What is the year-over-year increase of producing electricity using renewables?
Hi Elvin,
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a nice data set! I am sure you will be able to find some interesting trends over time with all those monthly numbers. I think it could also be interesting to add in a question or two comparing the trends of multiple electricity sources.
Hi Elvin! I'm glad you know that your dataset can be confusing and are planning how to make it easier to understand for your final project! I think it might be interesting to compare which types of energy production are more common in different provinces, there will probably be some big differences. I can't wait to see your final visualization for this!
ReplyDeleteHi Evlin!
ReplyDeleteThis dataset looks great and will provide you with great information for your report. I love how you have already put in place some definitions and ways to make your report easy to understand.
Looking forward to it!
Hey Elvin, I like the topic you've chosen for your dataset analysis. It's interesting to know and I look forward to seeing your final analysis. good job.
ReplyDeleteHi Elvin, from your data update I can see you have a good understanding of what your dataset is looking for and how you plan to interpret the data you are given. I think you did a great job understanding that the information could be a bit hard to read for readers and plan to include visuals for better understanding. I would suggest a more detailed description of the dataset but overall you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Elvin,
ReplyDeleteThe data set is very interesting and your work is very specific which is amazing. However, a bit more description of the dataset would have been helpful. However, I like how you mentioned that you are planning to include visuals and definitions in your assignment. This would really help everyone understand the data much better!
Hello Elvin! This dataset looks really good, and I look forward to hearing more about it! I don’t seem to know a whole lot about this topic either, so its always nice to know more. You seem to have a good plan of how to approach the data, and I think you will be able to find some interesting trends. Your questions are good also – which cover the aspect of whether there has been an increase/decrease. Perhaps another question you can look into is some sort of comparison. There is a lot of potential with this dataset, and I imagine that it is going to look great with the visualisations and definitions that you are going to provide!
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