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Activity Number: 157
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 7, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Graphics
Abstract - #307034
Title: A Web-Centric Graphical Approach to Gain Insight into NASA's NUMB3RS
Author(s): Robert Allison*+
Companies: SAS Institute, Inc.
Address: 318 Indigo Drive, Cary, NC, 27513,
Keywords: geographical ; temporal ; visualization ; animation ; web-based ; SAS
Abstract:

We all use numbers every day, especially NASA. And in lieu of a math genius, graphics can help analyze those numbers and answer questions such as Where is the hole in the Ozone Layer? Are there anomalies in the NASA data? Are there trends and correlations in the NASA data? Are those trends and correlations the same in all geographical areas? What's the hottest or sunniest location for my next vacation? This poster describes new techniques (developed especially for this data) for visualizing and comparing large amounts of data on a single screen. Innovative combinations of maps, small multiples, animations, drilldowns, interactive graphics, graphical bread-crumbs, and thumbnail glyphs are utilized--- all via a simple web browser. With these innovative graphics, the important NUMB3RS jump right out at you---no math genius required!

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