Shark project

[Dgorgs]

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Pitch

Project on how often sharks attack people compared to how many sharks are killed by humans

Summary

The most common causes of attacks plotted over time. I checked out data from the Shark Research Institute, Princeton, that covers shark attacks throughout the whole world.

Details

Shark attacks: I was looking for information about the victims and in what kind of situations they were when attacked by sharks. As I found out, reports of shark attacks have been increasing over time, and most are non-fatal.

The recent attacks result from the growing popularity of surfing. Surfing turns out to be the most dangerous activity regarding shark attacks.

And far more men are attacked than women.

I would like to compare this data to the amount of sharks that are killed by humans. And to draw attention to the mass killing of sharks. I was shocked by how many sharks were killed by humans every year: Between 64 - 250 million per year. Yet, reported catch statistics for sharks are incomplete, and mortality estimates have not been available for sharks as a group.

Possible headline(s): Man bites shark Sharks bite surfers Data set(s): xls-files Code repository: Projekt1_sharks.ipynb
Possible problems/fears/questions: I haven't found proper data on how many sharks have been killed so far.

Work so far

Downloaded Global Shark Attack File. Worked on dataset. Plotted 3 graphs. Not content yet with the graphs, will need improvement on style.

Checklist

Link to the project

https://github.com/Dgorgs/studio-projects/tree/master/code/project_shark

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[mukhtaryare]

I love this idea. I think you should focus on one specific geographical area instead of the whole world. Are there places where there are more shark attacks than others etc?

[2109Sot]

Awesome idea! I really like the fact that you are focusing on attacks by humans. Would be great to have this on a map as well.

[marcelpauly]

Maybe check Greenpeace etc. for data on killed sharks. Idea vor viz: Maybe a line chart if you get data over time for the killed sharks as well?

[edl2118]

Interesting data set, something I personally would like to read about. I agree about mapping this as a vis.

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Update

Any changes in direction or topic?

I am visualizing now the data about the human victims and in what kind of situations they were when attacked by sharks.

Problems/Questions

Reported catch statistics for sharks are incomplete, and mortality estimates have not been available for sharks as a group.

Checklist

• [x] I have included my visuals
• [x ] I have added writing about my topic
• [x ] I have been updating my DIARY.md with details about my process
• [x ] I have uploaded/updated any Jupyter Notebooks or other datasets into my code repository
• [x ] I have received two comments of peer feedback on my project update

[Dgorgs]

Final

Project visuals/text

Shark attacks

Details

I visualized the data about shark attack victims and in what kind of situations they were when they were attacked. Headline: Deadly Ocean Published website version: https://dgorgs.github.io/studio-projects/ Code repository: https://github.com/Dgorgs/studio-projects/blob/master/code/project_shark/ Final data set(s): Global Shark Attack file, excel. Each row corresponds to a shark attack.

What did you find to be the most difficult part of this project?

As I am still a beginner in coding I find it quite difficult to program. I know, I haven't produced any new information, yet it was good practice to clean up a dataset and draw charts.

Are you satisfied with what you produced? Is there anything you would like to change or improve?

There is a lot to improve. First, I want to become a better coder, second I would like to be able to produce more fancy spectacular graphs.

Checklist

• [ x] I have included my visuals
• [x ] I have posted my project to my project website
• [ ] I have been updating my DIARY.md with details about my process
• [ x] I have uploaded/updated any Jupyter Notebooks or other datasets into my code repository

[sarahslo]

Hey there. Good start. Some suggestions.

Labeling: We need a label on the chart to know what we are looking at. These are shark attacks for the world? Or just Florida? The last chart: Label needs to tell us, is this the entire time period you showed above? And for all attacks or just Florida?

Keys: Keys are small things that make a huge difference. Reorder the keys to that they reflect/mirror the order of the data. We scan from top to bottom, so put non-fatal attacks on top of fatal attacks in chart 1. Ditto second chart.

In the second chart, what's up with the last data point is that correct? We there really fewer in the last year, or is it only thru a different time period? Or a mistake?

Arrangement of data. In the last chart, what order are you showing these in? Alphabetically? Let the data drive the order of the charts, go from overall most to least (A-Z or Z-A)

Headline I need to care about this. Who is the audience? Are you saying, Hey Floridians, don't go surfing? So far am not clicking. Get this clear and it will help the rest.

:)

[Dgorgs]

Hey Sarah, many thanks for your input. I followed your suggestions, working now on sharks 2 :-)