I created a stacked bar chart to determine the ratio of men to women characters in each story. Step 3 – Create a stacked bar chart (What is the gender ratio of characters in the stories?)
I was able to determine various factors related to each story and perform a comparative analysis.
Analyze – Your Dataįor this project, I created a series of bar charts and did a comparative analysis of each story and its characters. The dataset is organized into ** main categories: Author, Story title, Publication year, Setting, Character, Character type, Character Gender, Character Race, Approximate Age, Appearance, Death, Notes. It has a data dictionary that explains the organization and components of the dataset. You can access this information by going to this website here. The information is already cleaned and organized in a coherent manner. The “Black Studies Data Verse” has datasets related to an assortment of topics in Black literature and Black studies in general.
What are the races of the characters in the stories?.What types of characters are in stories by The Big 7?.Figure 3.7.1 This visualization helps readers navigate the various features related to each character in select stories by the most frequently republished Black writers. Users can toggle back and forth between gender, race, character type, and life-span and the visualization responds accordingly. Visualization Description: This visualization helps readers navigate the various features related to each character in select stories by the most frequently republished Black writers. This project offers a comparative analyses of characters that appear in select short stories by seven of the most frequently republished Black short story writers. From domestic workers and teachers, and husbands and wives to airplane pilots and farmers and musicians and formerly enslaved people, there is no limit to the type of personality readers might encounter. Project Rationale: Several characters populate the stories of Black writers.