ENVS-193DS_homework-03

Homework 3

Course: ENVS 193DS
Author: Rebecca Martinez

📖 General Information

This project was created for Homework 3 in ENVS 193DS.

The assignment includes:

📊 A bar chart comparing help requests by light condition
📋 A summary table of service calls
💡 An animated blinking lightboard to represent service data
✍️ A sketch and a short artist statement
📉 A critique of a scientific figure

📁 Data and File Information

This dataset contains 108 service calls where I recorded whether help was needed and whether the service light was physically working. Other context like time, staffing, and events is included.

Variables:

date – Date of the call
time_interval – Time block of the call
help – Whether help was needed (TRUE, FALSE, or NA)
working – Whether the light worked (TRUE, FALSE, or NA)
staff_total – Staff present at the time
machines_active – Machines running nearby
weekday – Day of the week
event – Event happening (e.g., giveaway, show, holiday)

Project Files:

data/service_data.csv – Main dataset
ENVS-193DS_homework-03.qmd – Quarto file with code, analysis, and narrative
blinking_lights.gif – Final animated lightboard
images/sketch.png – Hand-drawn concept sketch
images/fig4-bioturbation.png – Figure for critique
README.md – This summary document