Data Visualization

Blog of the Data Visualization & Communication Course at OSB-AUB

This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization” John Tukey

Stolen Innocence: The Silent Struggle of HIV-Positive Children

Every two minutes, a child is infected with HIV, and every five minutes, a child loses their life to HIV-related diseases.   Introduction: Childhood HIV infection remains a global health crisis, with alarming statistics highlighting the urgency of addressing this...

“Education Cannot Wait”

Hussaini, 14, is one of the lucky ones. He escaped. In 2018, as terrorism by extremist groups crossed into Burkina Faso, his village was attacked while he was in school. First, he heard screaming, and then gunfire. “They shot at our teachers and killed one of them,”...

Salesperson Regional Allocation

  As part of the final project, it was interesting to see the regional allocation of the salesperson. The first visual shows how many visits to the client should be made for each region. The second visual shows the allocation of the salesperson according to...

Are we Sufficiently using Clean Energy? Global Warming is still on the Rise!

Year after Year, temperatures rise across the world with an increase in the overall emissions of CO2 and other gases correlated with global warming. Sea levels are at risk of rising, climate change is on the rise, increased risks of droughts and floods and threats to...

Earth: A story of a Sick Mother with Smart Children

    Understanding Our Relationship with Mother Earth As we journey through life, we gain a deeper appreciation for the sacrifices made by our parents and family. Their efforts have shaped our existence, nurturing dreams within us from an early age. Many of...

CO2 Emission/Top 5 Countries

The Graph shows the CO2 Emission Top 5 countries and shows that QATAR take the lead in the world and the Arab region

Education for girls can transform communities, countries and our world

Girls' education is proving to be a significant element in improving the quality of life in developed countries. Educational equity not only benefits a country's economy, but it also helps to minimize infant hunger and the pay disparity that exists between men and...

Driving Factors of CO2 Emissions: Industrialization

Greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, are viewed as one of the core causes of climate change, and it has become one of the most important environmental problems in the world. International production fragmentation has led to substantial changes...

Accessibility to Electricity and Its resources

Despite being a basic necessity of existence, many people around the world still consider access to electricity to be a luxury. According to our data, 32 countries populations have very low power accessibility (below 50%). They are primarily in Africa. As seen in our...

Africa – a call for clean water and sanitation

Water is a basic human need; without it, survival is not possible. Every day, 2.1 billion people wake up with no access to clean water. In other words, millions of families around the world do not drink, cook, or shower with clean water. Each year, 3.4 million people...
The psychology behind chess

The psychology behind chess

Introduction: Chess, through history, has been used to determine someone's intelligence; it has been used geopolitically in 1972 when the famous American Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky from the USSR, signaling Western intelligence over Eastern one. Not only...

Student Performance in Exams

Student Performance in Exams

Unveiling Exam Success: Insights into Student Performance   Education shapes futures, but what factors play the most significant role in student success? This project explores student performance through data from a Kaggle dataset and a survey conducted among...

Exposing Thyroid Diseases

Exposing Thyroid Diseases

In the quiet corridors of our family history, a common threat is spreading across generations: thyroid diseases; which are a whispered secret, passed down from mothers to daughters, as if it is a legacy of hormonal imbalances that affect our entire life. But as I...

Air Pollution: A Harsh Breath to Reality

Air Pollution: A Harsh Breath to Reality

My Personal Experience It’s been for 5 years in my life that I live in a country where is located in Mediterranean coast and I felt a paramount difference in quality of life in the sense of what you breathe into your body and lungs. All my life until reach 18 years...

Silent Suffering: Unveiling the Darkness of Bullying

Silent Suffering: Unveiling the Darkness of Bullying

Recognizing the Issue Imagine being a young teenager, just trying to navigate the ups and downs of growing up. Now picture facing daily taunts, threats, and even physical harm from your peers. This is the harsh reality for many adolescents and pre-adolescents who fall...

The Social Media Reality: A Mentally Depressing One?

The Social Media Reality: A Mentally Depressing One?

My Teenage Years Throughout my childhood and teenage years, social media played a pivotal role in my life. It controlled how I think, what I do, and who I am friends with. I felt depressed and did not know why or how to stop it. As a young teenager, I wanted to prove...