Practice Scatter Maps and Heat Maps - 3.6.2 | 3. Advanced Data Visualization Techniques | Data Science Advance
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Scatter Maps and Heat Maps

3.6.2 - Scatter Maps and Heat Maps

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a scatter map?

💡 Hint: Think of where things are plotted on a map.

Question 2 Easy

Define a heat map.

💡 Hint: Remember how temperature might be depicted on a map.

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Question 1

What does a scatter map display?

Individual Data Points
Color Gradients
Only Averages

💡 Hint: Think about what you see represented on a map.

Question 2

True or False: Heat maps are practical for displaying temperature data.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall that heat describes intensity.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a comprehensive visualization strategy for a new coffee shop chain that includes both scatter maps and heat maps to analyze customer demographics and sales distribution.

💡 Hint: Consider customer habits and geographic data.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze how a city's crime data could be visualized effectively using scatter and heat maps. Describe the process and tools you would use.

💡 Hint: Focus on patterns in the data and the message you want to convey.

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