Visualisation & Storytelling
What is Data Visualisation
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Visualisation in the context of AnalyticsIdentify Obtain Understand Prepare Analyse Present
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Choosing the components of your story
Gauging your choices
Considerations during ‘Present’ phase
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Examples of Great Data Viz
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: http://exposedata.com/parallel/
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/31/business/20080801-metrics-graphic.html?_r=1&
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2015/11/how-storytelling-data-changes-way-we-see-world-45435
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: http://bost.ocks.org/mike/sankey/
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: http://euclid.psych.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/excellence.html
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: Information is Beautiful
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: http://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans/
Examples of Great Data Viz
Source: http://peterbeshai.com/buckets/app/#/playerView/201935_2015
Context is Essential in Graphical Data
Source: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
Context is Essential in Graphical Data
Source: Personal Experience
Context is Essential in Graphical Data
Source: Personal Experience
Graphical Choice is Important
Source: Visualize This, Nathan Yau
Look Out for and Highlight Anomalies
Be Extra Careful With Averages
Correlation does not imply Causation
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMon1211064
Pie Charts Can be Tricky
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs-keynote/
In Summary
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