6 3 Things you need to know about Data Visualizations ToolsLaura McCanlies11/17/2016

Introductions…I'm Laura M McCanlies, a advocate for young #women and #education. A DATA driven technology leader that enjoys enabling solutions that increase profits & customer retention.

What is it Data Visualization?

Is the visual representation of data and the study of the presentation of Data in a visual way..

The Human Brain is amazing at recognizing shapes and patterns

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I. What makes an effective a Data Visualization?

INFORMATION needs to be interesting

(meaningful and relevant) and have

integrity (accuracy & consistency)

DESIGN - needs to have form (beauty &

structure) and function (easy to

work and use)

II. The Fundamental Ways to Use Data Visualizations1.To Analyze2.To Discover3.To Tell a Story4.To Support a Story5.And to Teach

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1 . Analyze

Ource: Panoramix - an open source data exploration, visualization and dashboarding platform

2. Discover

3. Create a Story

4. Support a Story

Source: MIT Review

5. Teach

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III. Selecting Data Visualization Tools ($ or $) - MUST1. Ease-of use and an intuitive user interface

2. Various visualization components (charts)

3. Connectivity True ad-hoc data discovery

4. Support for data loading and analysis with alternative approaches

5. OTB functionality for “simple” analytics (e.g. forecasting, clustering, classification)

• In-line and ad-hoc data wrangling

• capabilities to realize advanced analytics

• Support for integrating any additional advanced analytics and machine learning frameworks

III. Selecting Data Visualization Tools ($ or $) - WANT

Tools

Most recommended:• Datawrapper• Chart JS• Charted• D3• Raw• Dygraphs

- Tableau- Qlik- Microsoft- Alteryx- SAS- SAP- Microstrategy- Birst- Domo- Salesforce- etc.

Commercial

Open Source

Data Visualization Tools

Other new Big Dataviz tools

How to Start ?Select Story to

Tell

Obtain GoodData Set

Model

EvaluateResults

Evaluate a Tool:1. Why problem trying to

solve?2. What Data Sets are

good to use?3. Who will use?

What is Next in Data Visualization?

The next frontier in data visualization is clearly immersive experiences using VR

Questions?

General Info• Top Data visualization Tools Books :http://www.datasciencecentral.com/m/blogp

ost?id=6448529%3ABlogPost%3A442075• http://selection.datavisualization.ch/ • VR data visualizations https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1410/1410.7670.pd• https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-2XXET8P&ct=160204 f • https://marketinginsidergroup.com/content-marketing/how-to-create-story-

driven-data-visualization-5-steps/