For my first post, I wanted to create a data visualization that didn't require much statistics capturing trends or anything - just something easy and interesting. The first thing that came to mind was mapping out how far each National Football League team traveled during the 2013-2014 regular season.
So I got a 10-pack of Capri Sun, sat down, started chugging away at some data, struggled with formatting it, received tremendous help on the Internet, and ultimately came up with this viz:
So I got a 10-pack of Capri Sun, sat down, started chugging away at some data, struggled with formatting it, received tremendous help on the Internet, and ultimately came up with this viz:
Some things to note:
- There is absolutely no correlation between less-distance traveled and a better record. I actually didn’t even bother analyzing this since the Seahawks, who were NFL champions, traveled the most of any team
- It is interesting to see the Seahawks and 49ers, arguably the top teams from last year, in the top 3 for distance traveled
- Along those lines, the NFC West traveled the most as an entire division.
- The AFC North traveled the least as a division
- The Cleveland Browns have to travel the least to play their division opponents in the AFC North
- The Seattle Seahawks have to travel the most to play their division opponents in the NFC West
- If there's anything else, feel free to comment
Making this viz was difficult and time-consuming, but still really fun. It took a while to get all the data from different sources lined up and formatted properly. While I was asking around on Twitter and Tableau's community forums, others told me they had re-arranged my data even more, meaning that I hadn't even done it properly. So a big takeaway for me was to spend more time on data cleansing and formatting, even if you have what it needs to start making the viz.
I wish I had included some more info-graphics in this viz, but I just wanted to get this published and was content with the end-result. If there are requests for a particular info-graphic, I will try my best to edit this viz and post
A big thanks to @DataRemixed , @awesomepeter, and Noah Salvaterra on the Tableau forums for helping out.
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