Homework 11 - Static and animated

Overview: In this assignment we’ll look at two different ways to represent the concept of time within a visualization. We’ll make two visualizations, one that encodes time spatially and another that encodes it as an animation (time itself!). We’ll try to understand which makes for a more readable and intuitive visualization.

Requirements:

Choose a public timeseries dataset that inclues at least 3 variables (including date/time).
- There are no strict restrictions on what dataset you choose, but you should aim to choose a dataset that is unique and insightful.
- You will likely also want to choose a dataset that requires little preprocessing if possible
- Take a look at the data resources page for inspiration.
Create a static visualization of this dataset.
- Your visualization should encode at least 3 variables.
- This visualization must alse incorporate some form of temporal smoothing or forcasting.
  - Ideally your visualization should show both the smoothed and non-smoothed versions of the dataset, though this is not strictly required.
- The type of visualization is up to you, but it shold follow our guidelines for effective visualization.
Create an animated visualization of this dataset.
- This visualization must animate over the time dimension.
  - Your animation may or may-not involve temporal smoothing.
  - You are free to also encode time with other aesthetic channels.
  - You may either include the animation as a video/GIF or via an interation (e.g. a timeline slider)
- This visualization must also encode at least 3 variables.
- Again, the type of visualization is up to you, but it shold follow our guidelines for effective visualization.
Include 1-2 sentences about which visualization you think is better and why.
Make sure to include clear explanatory captions for each visualzation.
Cite and provide a link to the source of the dataset used.

You should follow the standard instructions for submitting this assignment on Canvas.