Visualize data

Visualize data

  1. QuickSight will attempt to load your data to SPICE, please wait for a few minutes.

  2. To visualize the flow of yellow taxi trips from pickup borough to drop-off borough, click + Add in the menu.

    Sankey Icon

  3. Select the Sankey visual type, specify the following on the Field wells.

    • Source – pu_borough
    • Destination – do_borough
    • You can click on the visual type title, change it to Taxi Trips Flow

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Filtering Data

  1. Create a filter focus on taxi trips originating from Manhattan.

  2. Type pu_borough and then select it.

  3. Click on the menu besides the pu_borough filter, select Edit.

  4. Deselect Manhattan from the Filter list, click Apply.

    Viasualize Data

  5. Get insights by examining the taxi trip flow based on pickup borough and drop-off borough.

  6. Observe the traffic flow patterns.