Distributions

Lesson 4 06 Distribution V2

Definition

When enabling your problem statement requires understanding the biases in your data

_ Example_

Problem statement reads: Why has crime in NYC neighborhoods decreased by 10% in the past 5 years?

_ Which visualization works best?_

Distribution visualizations:
- Maps: Also known as Bubble maps, these visual tools can be effective in creating visual cues for users on how the distribution spread is: Bigger bubble, larger distribution.
- If you use R, here is documentation on how to create these bubble maps
- Density plot: These are very similar to a histogram and use numerical values as the dependent variable.
  - If you use R, here is the documentation for how to create density plots
  - A Statexchange post about interpreting heights of density plots