The Data Science and Visualization Lab! This product is based on a component of research that delves into and innovates on the processes of data science – collection, storage/management, analysis and visualization. You have probably come across one of our amazing info-graphics. What else can you do with data?

1. Data Science and Visualization
@iHubResearch

2. Data in Africa
Common challenges –
Accessibility/ Availability and Quality
How can we discover data and surface
information?

3. – How does Facebook and Amazon suggest
friends you may know and recommended
items to purchase?
– How can we solve the never ending traffic
problems in the city?
– How does NYC determine the frequency of
subway trains all day; all weekend?
Photo courtesy of #kenya365

4. What is Data Science?
The process of using data to
surface information and tell
stories
Data Science includes
collecting data, cleaning and
managing the data, making it
tell its story, and presenting
that story to others

5. An ideal Data Scientist is:
1/3 part Mathematician
1/3 part Computer Scientist
1/3 part Artist

6. How can we innovate in each of
these processes?

7. Data Collection
• Survey management
processes:
– Mobile and web data
collections tools
– Open Data Portals
– Crowdsourcing tools

8. KODI

9. Data Storage
• Data Storage/Warehousing:
– MySQL; NoSQL; SparQL; Linked Data; Azure; Amazon
Cloud Services; Dropbox
– What formats is the data stored in?
– Data Cleaning processes – Need tools such as Google
Refine?

10. Data Analysis
Analytical Tools:
Excel; SPSS; S; R; Python; Stata; Pivot Tables
Data Mining Processes:
Hadoop; Weka

11. Data Visualization
• Data Visualization:
Charts; graphs; pictures; maps
• Infographic tools:
Illustrator; Infogr.am; ManyEyes; GIS mapping;
Tableau
• HOW NOT TO VISUALIZE YOUR DATA!!!

12. *iHub Research_ Data Science and
Visualization Lab

13. Data Visualization
We are surfacing new data - Latest stats in
African tech. sector.

14. Data Visualization
We are providing a melting pot for different
industries/sectors to utilize technology to
discover and use data for decision making.

15. Data Visualization
We are setting local industry standards on
the use of data and influencing critical data
focusing policies:
Data Protection laws; FOIs; Privacy and
Security.

16. Data Visualization
We are innovating on new ways to
effectively discover and use data in our local
settings

19. Gsma

20. On-going Projects
• Umati II – automation of hate-speech monitoring process
• 3Vs Crowdsourcing Framework– viability, validation and
verification
• Investment Research– Mapping the Tech. Investment
Landscape in Kenya
• Infographics– Africa infographics; Tech statistics and data
• Data Warehousing solutions - Tools to archive and discover
our own research data and information

21. How can you be part of this?
Training
Business Support
Consultancy
Use Cases for iHub Cluster
Data Challenges

22. Example of sites developed by Code4Kenya