Practical Data Visualization

A review of data visualization that is useful for the workplace, with an emphasis on visualization for clarity. A brief review of data visualization followed by practical examples of simple and complex visualizations.

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1. PRACTICAL
   DATA VISUALIZATION
   

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2. Manipulating shapes to enhance
   learning & memory
   -paraphrased—poorly—from Andy Kirk.
   

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3. [A] new kind of professional has
   emerged, the data scientist, who
   combines the skill of software
   programmer, statistician, and
   story teller/artist to extract the
   nuggets of gold hidden under
   mountains of data.
   -Hal Varian, Chief Economist @ Google
   

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4. Nicholas
   FELTON
   

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8. A SIMPLE TAXONOMY
   Basic Charts
   A simple combination of bars, circles, lines to show the relationship
   of data to itself or between other data.
   Complex Diagrams
   A sophisticated interlinking of several lines, often, using
   overplotting to reveal macro-trends, clusters, and grouping.
   Infographics
   A combination of words, basic charts, or complex diagrams to
   communicate a thesis.
   

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9. WHICH BAR IS BIGGER?
   

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10. WHICH BUBBLE IS BIGGER?
    

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11. DATA
    VISUALIZATION
    IS MINIMALIST
    

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12. Edward
    TUFTE
    edwardtufte.com
    The Visual Display of
    Quantitative
    Information
    

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13. ADD NARRATIVE
    

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14. CHANGE
    IT UP
    DOT
    PLOT
    

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15. BULLET CHART
    

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16. CHANGE
    IT UP
    FACET
    

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20. USE A
    MAP
    

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23. ANIMATE
    

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28. COMPLEX DIAGRAM
    

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35. TOM SCHENK JR
    TOM.SCHENK@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG
    

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