using visualization to turn data into knowledge

USING VISUALIZATION TO TURN DATA INTO KNOWLEDGE: OUTCOMES OF HIGHER

EDUCATION IN OHIO

Kristin Harlow, Research AssociateCenter for Human Resource Research

U s i n g D a t a t o I n f o rm Po l i c y , P r a c t i c e , a n d Te a c h e r S u c c e s s I C o l u m b u s , O H I O c t o b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4

AGENDA

1. Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive2. Higher Education and Wage

Data3. Data Visualizations4. Visualization of Higher

Education Outcomes

OHIO LONGITUDINAL DATA ARCHIVE

Ohio Longitudinal

Data Archive(OLDA)

Ohio Education Research Center(OERC)

Center for Human

Resource Research(CHRR)

ResearchersState

AgentsPublic Stakeholders

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OHIO LONGITUDINAL DATA ARCHIVE

OLDA

Ohio Department of Job and Family

Services

Individual Wages and Employers

Employer Information

Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Workforce Investment Act

Ohio Board of Regents

Ohio Public Higher

Education

Student

Faculty

Ohio Technical Centers

(formerly AWE)

Adult Basic and Literacy

Education

Ohio Department of

Education

Education Management Information

System (EMIS)

Student

Staff

District

Course

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ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Benefits:Population dataNo cost of data collectionAccess to detailed measures without burden to respondents

Concerns:Not collected for research purposesQuality

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Center for Human Resource Research makes OLDA link-ableCreate Pseudo-IDArchive data by unique Pseudo-ID

LINK DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

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How much do graduates of Ohio’s higher education institutions earn in the workplace?

Does the type of degree impact graduates’ earnings?

POLICY QUESTIONS

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OLDA CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

OLDAOhio Department of Job and

Family ServicesIndividual

Wages and Employers

Employer Information

Unemployment Insurance

Benefits

Workforce Investment

Act

Ohio Board of RegentsOhio Public

Higher Education

Student

Faculty

Ohio Technical Centers (formerly

AWE)

Adult Basic and Literacy Education

Ohio Department of Education

Education Management Information

System (EMIS)Student

Staff

District

Course

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HEI includes information from all Ohio public colleges and universities. Graduates from private colleges in Ohio are not captured.

HIGHER EDUCATION DATA

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All wages reported to Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) for unemployment insurance purposes

Wage data excludes the following:Wages from federal employersEarnings from self-employmentWages from employment outside the state of Ohio

WAGE DATA

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Data Information

Knowledge Wisdom

CHALLENGES OF “BIG DATA”

How do we organize data to create meaningful information and knowledge?

R.L. Ackoff, “From Data to Wisdom,” J. Applied Systems Analysis, vol. 16, 1989, pp. 3-9

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Most effectively used by “data journalists”

New York Times excelsMap of Baseball Fans

Free tools availableGoogle Fusion Tables, Many Eyes, Tableau Public

DATA VISUALIZATION

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FIRST ATTEMPT

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FIRST ATTEMPT

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FIRST ATTEMPT

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QUESTIONS SO FAR?

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http://tinyurl.com/mv7whjq

SIX YEAR OUTCOME VISUALIZATION

QUESTIONS?

harlow.19@osu.edu

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