2020 Data Visualization Contest
Contest Results
Here are the results of the 2020 Data Visualization contest sponsored by the Actuarial Innovation and Technology Steering Committee of the Society of Actuaries. The contest was open from 12/11/2020 to 01/15/2021.
Designing the winning submissions was challenging for the jurors as the entries displayed different strengths. We saw excellent examples of aesthetically appealing visualizations, effective use of visualization tools, and deep actuarial analysis. Does the ideal data visualization report exist, as a combination of the insight from a first, aesthetic from a second and graph scheme from a third? This exercise showed us that a team effort is likely to produce the best results, combining the expertise of visualization and analysis.
The winners and their submissions are listed below:
- First Place winner: Aaron Smith
- Second Place winners:
- Ryan Lutz and Corey Grigg
- Mary Pat Campbell
- Tom Britt and Davy Moore
The SOA really appreciates all those who participated in this contest and offers their sincere congratulations on the winning submissions.
Contest Information
The Actuarial Innovation and Technology Steering Committee of the Society of Actuaries is sponsoring this competition to encourage contestants to find innovative usages for data visualization software. This contest seeks to give actuaries and non-actuaries the chance to showcase their ability to tell a story by creating data visualizations for one of two standard datasets that have been created for this purpose. The submission period begins December 11, 2020 at 12:00:01 a.m. Central Standard Time (“CST”) and ends January 15, 2021 at 11:59:59 p.m. CST. Please see the Materials Section below for full contest information and rules.
Materials
2020 Data Visualization Contest rules and field description
Standard data sets, CVS format
Standard data sets, Excel format
Questions Or Comments?
Please direct any questions regarding this Contest to Korrel Crawford, Senior Research Administrator.