data science and visualization - ihub
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Data Science and Visualization
@iHubResearch
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Data in Africa
Common challenges – Accessibility/ Availability and Quality
How can we discover data and surface
information?
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– How does Facebook and Amazon suggest friends you may know and recommended items to purchase?
– How can we solve the never ending traffic problems in the city?
– How does NYC determine the frequency of
subway trains all day; all weekend?
Photo courtesy of #kenya365
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What is Data Science?
The process of using data to surface information and tell stories Data Science includes collecting data, cleaning and managing the data, making it tell its story, and presenting that story to others
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An ideal Data Scientist is: 1/3 part Mathematician 1/3 part Computer Scientist 1/3 part Artist
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How can we innovate in each of these processes?
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Data Collection
• Survey management processes: – Mobile and web data
collections tools
– Open Data Portals – Crowdsourcing tools
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KODI
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Data Storage
• Data Storage/Warehousing:
– MySQL; NoSQL; SparQL; Linked Data; Azure; Amazon Cloud Services; Dropbox
– What formats is the data stored in?
– Data Cleaning processes – Need tools such as Google
Refine?
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Data Analysis
Analytical Tools: Excel; SPSS; S; R; Python; Stata; Pivot Tables
Data Mining Processes:
Hadoop; Weka
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Data Visualization
• Data Visualization: Charts; graphs; pictures; maps
• Infographic tools:
Illustrator; Infogr.am; ManyEyes; GIS mapping; Tableau
• HOW NOT TO VISUALIZE YOUR DATA!!!
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*iHub Research_ Data Science and Visualization Lab
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Data Visualization
We are surfacing new data - Latest stats in African tech. sector.
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Data Visualization
We are providing a melting pot for different industries/sectors to utilize technology to discover and use data for decision making.
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Data Visualization
We are setting local industry standards on the use of data and influencing critical data focusing policies:
Data Protection laws; FOIs; Privacy and Security.
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Data Visualization
We are innovating on new ways to effectively discover and use data in our local settings
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Gsma
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On-going Projects • Umati II – automation of hate-speech monitoring process
• 3Vs Crowdsourcing Framework– viability, validation and verification
• Investment Research– Mapping the Tech. Investment
Landscape in Kenya • Infographics– Africa infographics; Tech statistics and data
• Data Warehousing solutions - Tools to archive and discover our own research data and information
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How can you be part of this?
Training Business Support Consultancy Use Cases for iHub Cluster Data Challenges
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Example of sites developed by Code4Kenya
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