Dash for Gold FAQ

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Alert: The latest update to Chrome (v21) has caused Flash-related gadgets on Dash for Gold to not function properly for that browser (such as the World Continent/Country selector on the Interactive Analysis tab).
We are working on a solution to this problem.

Contents

About This Application

  1. What is Dash for Gold?
    Actuate Dash for Gold is a live web application that demonstrates in a fun way what BIRT can do. Dash for Gold shows the power of dashboards and is built using BIRT 360 dashboards running on and powered by Actuate's BIRT onDemand cloud-based SaaS platform.
  2. Who is KXEN and how did they make their predictions?
    KXEN is a leading provider of predictive analytics headquartered in Silicon Valley. Using their predictive analytics modeler they analyzed various sets of data such as past sports statistics (over nearly 60 years), prior world championship data and World Bank data to build a model that could predict the results of each country per discipline in the competitions as well as the number of medals they are likely to win. For more information about KXEN and its InfiniteInsight™ Modeler, see kxen.com.
  3. Where did the data come from?
    • Most of the world data is from The World Bank website at data.worldbank.org. Other world data came from other sources. Nobel Peace Prize winners came from Wikipedia. Time Zone Difference was calculated manually. Wine consumption data came from oiv.int. The medal counts and all associated information comes from Wikipedia.
  4. Where can I get help?

Registration and Login

  1. Where do I register for Dash for Gold?
    You register and log in each time from http://www.dashforgold.com/be/apps/dashforgold/.
  2. Why must I register for Dash for Gold?
    Each user is given a unique (and free) account which allows the most freedom to navigate and configure the included dashboards to your taste. In addition, to fully experience BIRT 360 you'll need an account to create your own awesome dashboards.
  3. What are the System Requirements?
    Dash for Gold works best with the following web browsers: Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer 9. The application may not function properly with other browsers and we are working to resolve issues we find. Note that the Interactive Analysis tab requires a browser Flash player.
  4. Occasonally my connection to Dash for Gold drops and I see a screen that says Account Authorization which prompts me to log in, but it doesn't recognize my username and password.
    BIRT onDemand will log you out after 10-15 minutes of inactivity for security purposes. Sometimes it drops you into the standard login screen by mistake. To get back in, just log in on the Dash for Gold registration page.

How To Use Dash for Gold

  1. What are the tabs across the top from left to right?
    • Dash For Gold
      This section employs an Infographic to describe the application experience. It serves as an introduction to the application, providing background on historic sports statistics and World Bank data and describes how the app provides unique insight by correlating the two sources of data. This section functions as the “HOME” tab for the application and hosts an informative video to help educate new users on its use.
    • Did You Know?
      This section provides a pre-configured dashboard of various gadgets to show interesting facts and answers to provocative questions. It is intended to engage the novice and introduce dashboards features that include mouseover tooltips and interactive legends.
    • KXEN Predicted Medal Potential
      This interactive dashboard shows the the predictions by KXEN's analysis for the winning countries in each event discipline and displays charts depicting the historic medal performance of any selected country or set of countries broken out by medal type and gender. This dashboard will be updated daily once the competitions have begun.
    • Interactive Analysis
      This section shows the correlation of world data influence and past medal counts. The medal counts are an aggregation of gold, silver and bronze combined. The size of the bubble on the graph is proportional to the size of the world data value for the associated country.
    • Build Your Own
      This section provides information about creating your own dashboards using Dash for Gold.
    • Behind The Scenes
      This section contains information about the App, KXEN, links to more information, legal notices and attributions.
    • Add Tab (page icon with a + sign)
      Used to create a new tab to build a custom dashboard either for fun or as a contest submission.
      (please do not use this feature before the contest begins or you may lose your work)
    • Add Content
      Used to edit a custom dashboard tab by adding new gadgets through drag and drop or configuring existing ones.
      (please do not use this feature before the contest begins or you may lose your work)
  2. How do I use the KXEN Predicted Medal Potential Dashboard?
    Choose one or more countries and one or more event disciplines to set the context of the dashboard to see how your favorite countries will perform in the selected disciplines. The predictions in the table are the result of KXENs Infinite Insight which takes into account historic sports statistics and performance data to arrive at a “Potential Medals” score for each discipline and gender. The list currently only displays those countries that KXEN predicts will medal, so you may not find your favorite country if it is not predicted to win an event. As actual results become available the table will be updated with all countries that medal for a true comparison of results to predictions. Hold down the control (PC) or Command (Mac) key to select more than one country/event.
  3. How do I use the Interactive Analysis Dashboard?
    Select one or more countries from the map and one measurement from a World Data Category to display a chart that shows the ranking of each country for that indicator and medals won in each event discipline. If a country did not report any data in a particular year, a bubble will not be shown - even if the country won medals that year. Note that over time, countries have combined, split apart and changed names. We have mapped current countries with old countries to gain a complete medal count over time as best we could. The data in this graph goes back to 1960 at the earliest and will only show years where data is available. Hovering your mouse cursor over a bubble on the graph will display the correlated information for that country and discipline. Clicking on a bubble with your mouse will drill into another display to show the details of this aggregation. Clicking the “Play” button will allow you to see the information animate across time to uncover trends about the correlated country data and medal counts.

Dash for Gold Mobile

  1. What is Dash for Gold Mobile?
    Dash for Gold Mobile is a set of live interactive BIRT reports made available with a simple to use interface for most tablet web browsers. With Dash for Gold Mobile, you can keep up with past and present country medal counts and winning athletes for each event in the top worldwide sporting event of the year.
  2. What can I find in Dash for Gold Mobile?
    • Current 2012 men's and women's medal counts for each country contrasted with those predicted by KXEN's analysis of economic, climatic and census data provided by the World Bank.
    • Medal Details by Year from 1960 through 2012
    • Current and Historical Medals by Discipline from 1960 through 2012
  3. What are the system requirements for Dash for Gold Mobile?
    Dash for Gold Mobile has been optimized for iPad but should be usable on most tablet browsers.
  4. How to I access Dash for Gold Mobile?
    Point your tablet browser to http://www.dashforgold.com/mobile and get started!

BIRT Dash for Gold Contest (CLOSED)

The contest begins July 31, 2012 and ends August 15th, 2012. For more information, please see BIRT Dash for Gold Contest.

Dashboard Showcase

If you're interested in seeing dashboards created using Dash for Gold, you can check out screenshots and descriptions on the public Dashboard Showcase and vote for your favorites using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. The most highly voted dashboards get bragging rights for being the most popular in the world!

To see these dashboards live, register for Dash for Gold and follow the instructions.

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