Visual Exploratory Data Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Two Years after the Outbreak

Ugochukwu E. Orji; Elochukwu Ukwandu; Ezugwu A. Obianuju; Modesta E. Ezema; Chikaodili H. Ugwuishiwu; Malachi C. Egbugha

doi:10.1109/ITED56637.2022.10051529

Visual Exploratory Data Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Two Years after the Outbreak

Ugochukwu E. Orji, Elochukwu Ukwandu, Ezugwu A. Obianuju, Modesta E. Ezema, Chikaodili H. Ugwuishiwu, Malachi C. Egbugha

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Abstract

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria and all over the world in 2019/2020 caused havoc on the world's economy and put a strain on global healthcare facilities and personnel. It also threw up many opportunities to improve processes using artificial intelligence techniques like big data analytics and business intelligence. The need to speedily make decisions that could have far-reaching effects is prompting the boom in data analytics which is achieved via exploratory data analysis (EDA) to see trends, patterns, and relationships in the data. Today, big data analytics is revolutionizing processes and helping improve productivity and decision-making capabilities in all aspects of life. The large amount of heterogeneous and, in most cases, opaque data now available has made it possible for researchers and businesses of all sizes to effectively deploy data analytics to gain action-oriented insights into various problems in real time. In this paper, we deployed Microsoft Excel and Python to perform EDA of the covid-19 pandemic data in Nigeria and presented our results via visualizations and a dashboard using Tableau. The dataset is from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded between February 28th, 2020, and July 19th, 2022. This paper aims to follow the data and visually show the trends over the past 2 years and also show the powerful capabilities of these data analytics tools and techniques. Furthermore, our findings contribute to the current literature on Covid-19 research by showcasing how the virus has progressed in Nigeria over time and the insights thus far.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development
Subtitle of host publication	Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509064229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITED56637.2022.10051529
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2023
Event	5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development, ITED 2022 - Abuja, Nigeria Duration: 1 Nov 2022 → 3 Nov 2022

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Name	Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022

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Conference	5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development, ITED 2022
Country/Territory	Nigeria
City	Abuja
Period	1/11/22 → 3/11/22

Keywords

Covid-19
Data Analytics
Microsoft Excel
Pandas
Tableau Dashboard
Visual EDA

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Orji, U. E., Ukwandu, E., Obianuju, E. A., Ezema, M. E., Ugwuishiwu, C. H., & Egbugha, M. C. (2023). Visual Exploratory Data Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Two Years after the Outbreak. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022 (Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITED56637.2022.10051529

Orji, Ugochukwu E. ; Ukwandu, Elochukwu ; Obianuju, Ezugwu A. et al. / Visual Exploratory Data Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria : Two Years after the Outbreak. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022).

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Orji, UE, Ukwandu, E, Obianuju, EA, Ezema, ME, Ugwuishiwu, CH & Egbugha, MC 2023, Visual Exploratory Data Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Two Years after the Outbreak. in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development, ITED 2022, Abuja, Nigeria, 1/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITED56637.2022.10051529

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Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022).

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Orji UE, Ukwandu E, Obianuju EA, Ezema ME, Ugwuishiwu CH, Egbugha MC. Visual Exploratory Data Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Two Years after the Outbreak. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. (Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information Technology for Education and Development: Changing the Narratives Through Building a Secure Society with Disruptive Technologies, ITED 2022). doi: 10.1109/ITED56637.2022.10051529

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