Inspiration
Every member of our group is interested in data analysis. Whilst looking through the possible hacks that the companies were suggesting, we happened upon the presidential election data analysis project.
What it does
Our project analyzes data from previous presidential elections and uses it to both notice trends in previous elections and also to use it to predict future results.
How we built it
We first scraped the data from wikipedia using a javascript program. We then analyzed the data by converting it into a csv file and running a data analysis on it in c++. We also created a visual graphic to help better visualize the data in html/javascript.
Challenges we ran into
We had some trouble coming up with an idea. In addition, none of us had worked with csv files or extracted data from a website before so we had to take some time to learn that.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We managed to create a fully functional intensity election map. In addition, we learned the basics of data analysis to help us with this project in general.
What we learned
We learned the basics of data analysis, how to extract data from websites, and how to read and write from csv files.
What's next for General Election Trends
We want to use this program to help predict future election results in the future. We noticed a general trendline in the data and hope to use that and multiple other factors to try and predict the results in the 2016 general election.
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