31:T601,## Submission Instructions: 1. You are free to either **fork this notebook** or **create your own notebook** for this mini-project. Ensure that: - The notebook is made _public_ in the settings. - That you include the following details inside of your submission at or near the top of the notebook: 1) _NetID_, 2) _Name_, and 3) _Notebook URL_. **You will get a ZERO if you do not include these details!** 2. Complete each question to the best of your ability, clearly marking which visualization and/or written answer corresponds to which question asked. - Your coded solutions **must use D3**. Other visualization libraries (.e.g Vega-Lite) are not allowed. - You are allowed to use functions and modules created by other creators. For example, you can use [Mike Bostock's Color Legend](https://observablehq.com/@d3/color-legend) notebook to create your legends. 3. Export a `.tgz` of your completed notebook and upload it to the correct Assignment on Brightspace. This mini-project is due November 6 @ 11:59pm.

[NOTE]: Please make sure to Read ALL instructions carefully for each part of this assignment; the code should try to match exactly the requirements specified!

[NOTE]: Please make sure that your NOTEBOOK URL link correctly links to your noteook, alongside your Name and NetID, before submitting!

32:T697,## Questions Your goal is to create 3 independent visualizations of the same data set, each one with the intent of answering the questions stated below. For each numbered question, you should be able to 1) create a data visualization that answers **all** of the questions specified, 2) provide a written analysis that extrapolates from your visualization and answers **all** of the questions specified, and 3) provide a written description of your thought process and why you think your solution is *appropriate* and *effective*. These are the 3 visualizations you should create: - **Visualization 1 [25pts]:** How do the countries compare in terms of how much they receive and donate? Are there countries that donate much more than they receive or receive much more than they donate? - **Visualization 2 [25pts]:** Do the countries that mostly receive or mostly donate tend to cluster around specific geographical areas of the world? Are there neighboring countries that have radically different patterns in terms of how much they receive vs. how much they donate? - **Visualization 3 [25pts]:** Are there any major differences in how the top 5 most frequent purposes of disbursements (across all countries) distribute geographically in terms of countries that receive donations? Are there countries that tend to receive more of certain types of donations than others?

[Note]: It is okay to submit more than one solution for a given visualization problem if you think there are some competing solutions that work well. When you do that, make sure to compare the solutions by commenting on their advantages and disadvantages.

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