Get To Know Your Data

Hannah Aizenman@story645

image via @Ted Underwood

Unprocessed Data

Missing Observations

Misused Technique

Start?

Research

Explore Attributes

Take Snapshots

Plot

Label

Rearrange

Higher D Data: Plot 1 Dim

Plot Another Dim (or 2)

Fix that Plot

Histogram

Min, Max, Mean, Median

Too Much Data

Multivariate Relationships

Multivariate Relationships With Classes

Known Patterns

Expected Values

Look For Structure

Incorporate Outside Knowledge

Weave it All Together