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Yes, sweat the technique(And other things we’re learning about data viz)

2012 Data Workshop, SATX

WHAT?ME WORRY!?

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If a diagram is worth 1,000 words, then the user should spend just as long examining a graphic as he/she would take reading several paragraphs of information.

-Edward Tufte

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Form*FunctionOur goals, tools and techniques to visualize data

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GoalsAccurate

TransparentUser-centeredShareable

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1. Identify key data characteristics.Quantitative or categorical?

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1. Identify key data characteristics.Additive or non-additive?

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1. Identify key data characteristics.Nominal or ordinal?

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1. Identify key data characteristics.Geographic?

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2. Select an approach.

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INDEPENDENT CONTINUOUS PROPORTIONS

BarTables

LineStacked Area

Pie ChartsTree Maps

RELATIONSHIPS DISTRIBUTIONS TRENDS

ScatterplotsBubble ChartsTables

ColumnLine Histogram

Line Column2-axis Column

Handy-dandy data translations

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3. How would you like your data to perform?

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STATIC ANIMATED INTERACTIVE

Local ExcelArcmapsSAS/SPSS

Adobe Illustrator

Sparklines for Excel (plugin)

Web-based KIDS COUNT Data Center

Infogr.amVIDIMany Eyes

Tableau Public

Open Source Open OfficePSPPQGIS

jQueryR

Google Vis (R)

Handy-dandy tools for visualization

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4. Consider other design elements.

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Accurately ___________________Length Position in 2D

Space Orientation

≤Accurately

Width Color Intensity Radial Distance

Handy-dandy comparative views

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4. Consider other design elements.Remove chart junk

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4. Consider other design elements.Increase data-to-ink ratio

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4. Consider other design elements.Make sharing your strategy

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4. Consider other design elements.Gather data about your data…visualization

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Questions? Comments?

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Photo Credits

• Miles Morales http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-08-01-black-spider-man_n.htm

• Tufte portrait http://www.brunswickgroup.com/insights-analysis/brunswick-review/brunswick-review-issue-3/features/show-then-share/page2.aspx

• Eggs http://www.flickr.com/photos/annabelledenmark/5988112321/