List of Projects
1. The Analytics Edge MOOC – eDX
2. Information Visualization MOOC – Indiana University
3. Maps MOOC – Coursera
4. Developing Data Products MOOC – Coursera
1. The Analytics Edge MOOC – edX
The Analytics Edge is one of very comprehensive courses and provides an applied understanding of many different analytics methods, including linear regression, logistic regression, CART, clustering, and data visualization.
One of the modules of this course was a Kaggle competition and it involved predicting whether a blog post would become popular by analyzing its contents. My entry was ranked among the top 11% (344/2923). In my solution, I used “Bag of Words” technique coupled with “random forest” and “ensemble learning”.
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2. Information Visualization MOOC – Indiana University
IVMOOC is one of the few online courses which provide an overview about the state of the art in information visualization. It teaches the process of producing effective visualizations from the end-user perspective.
One of the modules in the course was to work on a client project in teams of 5-6 course participants. I worked on the project titled “The Genealogy of Pscychoanalysis”. I chose the above project as the project aims were not fully specified and there were several novel things to learn. The basic idea was to visualize the people, institutions and ideas associated with the field of psychoanalysis using genograms (family trees) and other visual techniques.
I worked in a team of six people spread across three continents. The project output was positively evaluated by the MOOC organizers (scored 9 points out of 10) and most importantly by the project mentor, who is now communicating with the peers from the field of psychoanalysis to get feedback and generate ideas to move forward.
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3. Maps MOOC – Coursera
Maps and Geospatial Revolution brings together core concepts in cartography, geographic information systems, and spatial thinking with real-world examples. As part of course project, I made two infographics linked to FIFA world cup.
1. Shortlist template: http://arcg.is/1Lwwiei
2. Map Tour template: http://arcg.is/U7Q4pT
4. Developing Data Products MOOC – Coursera
Developing Data Products course covers the basics of creating data products using Shiny, R packages, and interactive graphics. As part of course project, I created a Shiny application.
Project Pitch:
Rpubs: http://rpubs.com/aatishk/DDP_Course_Project
Github Pages: http://aatishk.github.io/DDP_Course_Project
Web Application:
Shiny: https://aatishk.shinyapps.io/DDP_Course_Project
Github Repository: https://github.com/aatishk/DDP_Course_Project
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