Big data visualization of the alcohol expenses in Taiwan

Chien Wen Shen, Thai Ha Luong, Li An Chien, Jung Tsung Ho

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Abstract

This study develops visual analytics of alcohol expenditure in multiple geographic areas using electronic-invoice (e-invoice) data. A data-cleansing technique is applied to extract alcohol-related transactions from more than 20 billion e-invoices in 2014 and 2015. Visual analytics are applied to summarize the intricate numeric and text information into various visual settings. The findings from this study suggest the CPI proportions with the country’s alcohol expenditure on monthly consideration. Alcohol expenditure in Taiwan sharply increases during summer and winter seasons. Although northern metropolitan cities/counties such as Taipei city have the highest alcohol expenditure per-capita among inland cities/counties; the average alcohol expenditure per e-invoice of northern cities/counties is among the lowest in the country. E-invoice data enables the memory-recall bias to be avoided, thereby enhancing the accuracy of research outcome. Visual analytics systemize transaction information from billions of data into mappings, thereby elucidating the alcohol expenditure pattern of Taiwanese consumers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationData Mining and Big Data - 3rd International Conference, DMBD 2018, Proceedings
EditorsYuhui Shi, Qirong Tang, Ying Tan
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages213-222
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319938028
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event3rd International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data, DMBD 2018 held in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2018 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 17 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10943 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data, DMBD 2018 held in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period17/06/1822/06/18

Keywords

  • Alcohol expenditure
  • Data visualization
  • Electronic invoice
  • Visual analytics

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