2012 kids count data workshop
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@lailaabellwww.ncchild.org
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?
laila@ncchild.org
www.ncchild.org
We’re here!
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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/
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