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Data Visualization & Infographics
the MIS Society. 3.13.14
Data Visualization: What is it?
Data visualization is the graphical representation of numerical data.
The right data tool can present a complex data set in a way that is simple to understand.
Visual Analytics: What is it?
Visual analytics is a form of inquiry
in which data that provides insight into solving a problem
is displayed in an interactive, graphical manner
Revealing patterns, trends and correlations.
Why Visualize?
-test data management strategies-helpful for understanding large complex data sets-process abstract business or scientific data as images
Examples.
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Pt. 1: Good data visualization should
• Show the data• Induce the viewer to think about the
substance rather than about methodology, graphic design, technology of graphic production etc.
• Avoid distorting what the data has to say
• Present many numbers in a small space
Pt. 2: Good data visualization should
• Make large data sets coherent• Encourage the eye to compare different
pieces of data• Reveal the data at several levels of detail,
from a broad overview to the fine structure• Serve a reasonably clear purpose:
description, exploration, tabulation or decoration
• Be closely integrated with the statistical and verbal descriptions of a data set.
Infographics
• Best Infographics• Parrot’s Emotion Classification• Untranslatable
Emotions in Languages other than English