Most Popular name in Manhattan 2011 (Final Project Information Visualization)

Popular Name Magazine

Information Visualization Team Analysis/Bibliography

By: Kevin Ko, Erin, Dahee, Adura, Chloe

Date: Dec 9th 2012

 

Our group chooses a data that was most interesting and fun to work with. “The most 2011 popular baby name in NYC” looked like a data that we can visualize in our unique entertaining way and was the most interesting data from open source. We started our project with organizing the names through diversity and ranking the most popular name for each 4-diversity group, White, Black, Hispanic and Asians. We analyzed the top 5 rank baby names for diversity group and made in to bar graph to compare the names that were most popular or most commonly used baby names in 2011 compare to total population of NYC. All the graph and analysis of our data will be attached on our scientific approach map. It includes the possible reasons for four different diversity groups choose those specific names. After the analysis and creating bar and pie graphs, we discussed for long time, how we should create visualization for our given data. We got another data from open source about 2011 population distribution in NYC. We plug in the data to CARDB website and got the map of each diversity living in particular area in NYC. For example, Asians have lowest population and lowest distribution in NYC, they settle in small part in NYC beside Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge (China Town, Canal Street). After the diversity location map is created we put popular names in the graph. The bigger font indicates the most common name. We focus on showing the fun and interactive visualization, trying to look for their own names in our graph. Our group has made two versions of visualization. There is scientific approach version including analysis of numbers compared with population of NYC and there is presentation version. It mainly focuses on our graph with the definition and meaning of the most popular names for each diversity group with pictures. We enjoyed the process and glad of our outcome of this project. We think the biggest challenge was choosing and finding the data we wanted to visualize, and thinking process of creating our visualization. Now we know the style and strength of each group members, when we work next time, we think we will be able to communicate and corporate better. However our communication and objective were pretty clear, despite its our first time working as a team.

 

Bibliography

1. BabyCenter EXPERT ADVICE, 2014

http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names

 

2. Behind the Name the etymology and history of first names, Dec 3 2014 http://www.behindthename.com

 

3. Baby Names, 2014, http://www.babynames.com

 

4.Most Popular Baby Names by Sex and Mother, 2011 https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/Most-Popular-Baby-Names-by-Sex-and-Mother Ethnic/25th-nujf

 

5. NYCPLANNING Department of City Planning City of New York, 2014 http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/census/demo_maps_2010.shtml

 

6. The New York Times, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/23/nyregion/20110123-nyc-ethnic-neighborhoods-map.html?_r=0

 

 

Who are you? My name is Kevin Ko, born 1995 May 3rd in South Korea. Our family moved to Canada, Toronto, when I was 10. I graduate elementary school, middle and high school in Canada, so I can speak both English and Korean fluently. I am very comfortable working in groups since I have experiences working with lots different groups. I was in football and rugby team for 5 years, and captain of both teams for 2 years. I also was part of student council member for 1 year as accountant. The experience working with team was usually harder then working alone, therefore I used to prefer work in individual. However, when I was chosen to be a captain of sport team and voted by students to become a member of student council change my personality and view toward teamwork. The first ever team experience I had was in 9th grade, when I got scouted to join the team by football coach. I did not have any experiences with football or playing with other team members, so most of time I did not get much plays time like others. My skill was not good enough to play with others and most of time I refuse to communicate with my team members. I guess word; “jerk” fits my past self. However I hate losing or look down upon by others. After the season I spend my whole time training alone to improve. When next season came, I became best lineman in the team and chosen as one of six captains. It was my first experience as leader, so I did not know how to lead others so I just focus on just playing my position in the team. I learn from other team captains, who were actually leading the team. I observe their style of leadership and tried to adapt their good quality as leader. Due to this effort I end it leading my football and rugby team until the end of my high school year. My team and school friends recognized my leadership; I ended up winning election as accountant in school. I was able to gain lots of experience as leader but also as a team. The self-center jerk has turned in to leader, who is always eager to learn and observe. I have discovered, when I started to take leading position and as group member, I found out my strong and weak side in working in team. My strong side as team member is that I am good at recognizing our teammates’ strength and weakness, so I am very good at distributing works. Due to three years as a leader in the team made me very confident speaker and decision maker. I am also not afraid of failing, because I think failing is just another step to success. One the other hand my weakness as working in team is that I have very bossy nature. I tend to make lots of decision for the team and sometimes get pushy and pressure on my teammates. This is reason why I think I am more suitable as teammates, who mostly helps in setting up the meeting time, and organizing the work. I will succeed in team if I have leader who can strongly fight against my bit arrogant personality. Through this creative team course, I am hoping to fix my weakness to take one more step as becoming a good leader. I want to have my own business some day, so it important for me to consistently improves my self.

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