An example of leveraging data densification

Beyond simple examples of showing empty rows or missing dates, there are cases where you can use data densification to solve problems or get around limitations of the data that would be very difficult otherwise.

Consider, for example, if you had data that indicated dates when certain generators were turned on or off, such as the following, for example:

Generator

Date

Action

A

1/13/2017

On

B

1/22/2017

On

C

1/25/2017

On

D

1/25/2017

On

B

1/27/2017

Off

E

1/29/2017

On

A

1/30/2017

Off

C

1/30/2017

Off

What if you wanted a visualization that showed how many generators were On for any given date? The challenge is that the dataset ...

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