Data 607 Final Project - Climate Change

SG
Monday, May 13, 2019

Objective

Observe data on climate change over time. Data predictions:

  • Rising Sea Level
  • Decreasing Glacier Size
  • Rising Global Temperatures
  • Carbon Dixoide Emissions Differing by Countries of Large Economies

Acquiring Data

  • JSON
  • CSV

Graphics

  • Time Series Plots
  • Maps

Seal Levels - Time Series

Statistics

  • ANOVA
  • Box Plots
  • Tuk

Emission Means

Challenges

Creating Maps

  • Creating maps from ggmap with Google API: Acquiring API Key was a challenge
  • Data had no ISO country codes
  • Had no GEOJSON data to display maps with Leaflet Package.

Solution - used library(rworldmap)

Map

Solution - used library(rworldmap)

Map

Conclusion & Interpretation

  • Predictions on Sea levels, Glacier Mass, and Global Temperatures were correct
  • After using ANOVA and TUK analysis: We accepted the alternative hypothesis that Carbon Dioxide Emissions were different among countries