I skimmed a few government sites such as datacatalogs and a few other government databases. The hard part is trying to figure out what part I want the Data to play in my narrative. Or rather, what in the hell do I want to write about? To be honest, I am still not sure. So for the past couple of days I have kept a sketch pad on me just in case some ideas hit me through out the day. I have never really felt this kind of pressure before. To be able to find a story, then have the database that supports the narrative, and then coding all of that so it is easy to digest for the reader. some of my ideas consist of:
- Number of hand gun deaths in Texas, or broader, the U.S.
- Disease correllation. What’s killing you?
- Amount of registered voters by age group? and who are more likely to vote?
- How many pharmaceutical drugs that get FDA approval but haven’t passed the proper testing?
- Social media usage & Bernie Sanders approval rating and or polling data.
To be honest the last one is the only one that I can think of that hasn’t been beaten to death. I am still going to keep my options open, but the story behind Bernie’s popularity among millenials is definitely something I would like to study. Using a twitter API I believe that I can link variables and discover trends that correlate with his poll numbers before and after the Primaries. So far it’s the only example that I find remotely interesting with a story to tell that I wouldn’t mind digging out.
Essentially I would like the data to be plotted in a time table with specific current events that involve Bernie Sanders. Than I want to cross reference that data with Bernie Sanders hashtags and mentions. If you click on an event I will try and figure out a way to make that data clearly visible, and digestible. However, that requires further research and planning.
