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nlOUG Tech Experience 2018 Challenges and Pitfalls of Data Visualization 7 June 2018 - 14:00 - 14:45 / De Rijtuigenloods, Amersfoort

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Welcome Daan Bakboord http://www.daanbakboord.com https://twitter.com/daanbakboord https://nl.linkedin.com/in/daanbakboord http://blog.daanalytics.nl #obihackers

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Agenda • Introduction • Mind • Perception • Psychology • Thinking • Dashboard Design Challenges and Pitfalls of Data Visualization

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Initiatives IT IT IT Reliable Information / Insights A B Change / Policy / Strategy Data

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A picture says more than a thousand words

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Visual Perception

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Visual Perception

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Visual Perception

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Visual Perception - Process Register Observe & Interpret

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Visual Perception • Iconic Memory • letters, colors, digits, shapes, etc. • e.g. Computer buffer • Short Term memory • chunks of information FiFo • e.g. Random Access Memorie (RAM) • Long Term memory • recognise people, events, patterns, etc. • e.g. Computer harddisk

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“Gestalt” Psychology Overall picture before perception of components Figure / Ground Law of Grouping Whole is more than Sum of Parts

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It’s all about Perception

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Gestalt Principles of Perception Closure Proximity Similarity Continuation Prägnanz (Good Figure, Simplicity)

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Optical Illusion

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Optical Illusion

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Two System Way of Thinking • System I • Thinking Fast • Intuitive, “Gut” reaction • Jump to Conclusion • “Always On” • System II • Thinking Slow • Reflection • Problem solving • Analysing

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Dashboard Design • Present information Logical and Ordered • Signaling should be Clear and Unambiguous • Choose the right Visualization • Don’t give System I the opportunity to go wrong • Optimal balance between System I & System 2 • Focus on the core message

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Subconscious Attributes • Color (Intensity) • Shape • Positioning • Motion

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Using Color 98675321098739873947612902 16438902451209137828462010 08345601395660087414383020 47294901837900298265150137 98675321098739873947612902 16438902451209137828462010 08345601395660087414383020 47294901837900298265150137 Count the number ‘5’

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Color Blind Experience Color Blindness via Color Oracle

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Right Wrong Using Color Associations B & W Printing Too much color –where to focus?

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Data Ink Ratio Edward Tufte

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Data Ink Ratio • Minimize the Data Ink Ratio as much as possible • Increase the Data Ink Ratio if necessary to tell the story

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Graphs

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Graphs

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After a demo by an Account Manager Visuals

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Report

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Stephen Few http://www.perceptualedge.com/

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Stephen Few Bullet Graph SparkLine

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JQuery

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See the Signals • Our Brains are better suited to process Images • Turn complex data sets into Easy to Digest and Supporting Insights • Identify interesting Patterns and Opportunities and Previously Unknown Trends

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Questions?

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Thanks!