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Author:
Rogstadius, Jakob (Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology)
Title:
Visualizing the Ethiopian Commodity Market
Department:
Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology
Publication type:
Student thesis
Language:
English
Level:
Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Undergraduate subject:
Master of Science in Media Technology and Engineering
Uppsok:
teknik
Pages:
50
Year of publ.:
2009
URI:
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19564
Permanent link:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19564
ISRN:
LiU-ITN-TEK-A--09/031--SE
Subject category:
Information Science
Computer Science
Other Computer and Information Science
Computer and Information Science
SVEP category:
Information processing
Computer science
Other information technology
Information technology
Keywords(en) :
information, visualization, financial, finance, media technology, data visualization, coffee, market surveillance, ethiopia, commodity, exchange, africa, developing, market data, market information, visual analytics
Abstract(en) :

The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), like many other data intensive organizations, is having difficulties making full use of the vast amounts of data that it collects. This MSc thesis identifies areas within the organization where concepts from the academic fields of information visualization and visual analytics can be applied to address this issue.Software solutions are designed and implemented in two areas with the purpose of evaluating the approach and to demonstrate to potential users, developers and managers what can be achieved using this method. A number of presentation methods are proposed for the ECX website, which previously contained no graphing functionality for market data, to make it easier for users to find trends, patterns and outliers in prices and trade volumes of commodieties traded at the exchange. A software application is also developed to support the ECX market surveillance team by drastically improving its capabilities of investigating complex trader relationships.Finally, as ECX lacked previous experiences with visualization, one software developer was trained in computer graphics and involved in the work, to enable continued maintenance and future development of new visualization solutions within the organization.

Supervisor:
Woubshet, Ahadu (Ethiopia Commodity Exchange)
Examiner:
Jern, Mikael, Professor (Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology, Visual Information Technology and Applications (VITA))
Available from:
2009-07-06
Created:
2009-06-27
Last updated:
2009-07-06
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