Data Visualizations

Can MLB pitching statistics be used to visualize differences in pitch types? Grades 6-12 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams can have up to 13 pitchers on their roster during the regular season, and four to six of those are usually starting pitchers. Our goal is to use MLB data to see if there are numerical […]

How long does it take to build different monuments, from different eras, in Age of Empires? Grades 6-12 Age of Empires, a series of historical, real-time strategy video games, was originally released in 1997. Part of the game focuses on building historically significant monuments from around the world, in collaboration with others. In building these […]

How many gamers stream their videos on Twitch? Twitch is an online streaming platform that allows users to stream their activities (like gaming or chatting) with a global audience. It is advertised as the “world’s leading place” for gamers to stream their services. And that is just what we wanted to investigate: is Twitch really […]

When and how did “Among Us” become so popular? “Whodunit” board games like Clue have long been popular with kids. The same is now proving true with gaming apps. The online multiplayer game Among Us, which was released in June 2018, is a fun remix of the idea of “finding the imposter in the crowd”. […]

How much time are Canadians spending on video games? What age levels spend the most time playing video games? And, how much is *too much* time playing video games? To answer our question we: Gathered data from Statistics Canada. Note, this data is from a 2010 survey so it would be interesting to see how […]

How have Arctic sea ice levels changed over time? What is sea ice? Why is it important? This NASA article had great answers to both questions: “Sea ice is a frozen seawater that floats on the ocean surface. It forms in both the Arctic and the Antarctic in each hemisphere’s winter. This floating ice has […]

How have humans impacted land usage over time?  Get ready to look at data that’s millions of years old! We wondered how we could use data science to learn about they ways humans have interacted or changed the land around us. “Anthromes” refers to the kind of changes humans have made to land. Cities, farmlands, and […]

How does Canada’s CO2 emissions compare to other G7 countries? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas. This means it’s a “gas in the Earth’s atmosphere that traps heat.” Think about greenhouse gases as tents. If you’re camping, the tent covers you and keeps in warm air.  So where does CO2 come from? Commonly, it comes […]

How can we use data to look for evidence of climate change? When we think about climate change, temperature is a factor. Here’s a fun fact about temperature scales. When you hear people say, “degrees Fahrenheit”, did you know “Fahrenheit” was a person? Daniel Fahrenheit lived over 300 years ago and invented the mercury thermometer. Even […]

How popular are LED holiday lights in Canada? In addition to holiday music (which we talked about in last week’s visualization) the holidays are often marked by people decorating their homes with lights. We wondered how popular light emitting diode (LED) lights were in Canada, for holiday decor. Fun fact: LEDs are often known for […]

Are there other holiday songs that are as popular as, ‘All I want for Christmas is you’ ?   You’ve likely heard this holiday tune before. If you haven’t, play the YouTube video above. This single is by American singer-song writer Mariah Carey. According to Wikipedia, this song is, “the bestselling Christmas single by a […]