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NOVEMBER 15-18, 2016
#plotcon
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New Data Viz in Data Journalism
Matthew Conlen@mathisonianhttp://mathisonian.com
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About Me● Ph.D. student at University of Washington under
Jeffrey Heer○ Computer Science & Data Viz
● Working with FiveThirtyEight since their move to ESPN in 2013○ Computational Journalist
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This Talk● Walk through examples of innovative and
successful data journalism pieces
● Show a range of useful open source tools for creating them
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But first...
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Data Journalism
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Data Journalism
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Data Journalism
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Problems!● Varying degrees of expertise in predictive
modeling
● Numeracy issues
● Failure of polling, predictions, design, or understanding?
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Predictions
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Predictions
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Predictions
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Predictions
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Predictions
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Data Journalism
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Data Journalism
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Data Journalism
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Okay, enough
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Election Successes
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Election Successes
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Uncertainty
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Uncertainty● As displayed by response to election graphics,
lots of work to do here
● Real world data is often messy and imprecise. Especially when polling or sampling is involved.
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Uncertainty
https://medium.com/hci-design-at-uw/hypothetical-outcomes-plots-experiencing-the-uncertain-b9ea60d7c740
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Uncertainty
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Uncertainty
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Simulation
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Simulation● Great tool for displaying complex mathematical
processes
● Patterns are more important than equations
● Computation can be done in the client and visualized realtime
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Simulation
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Simulation
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Simulation
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Boutique Data
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Boutique Data● Cheap sensors are making it easier than ever for
reporters to collect their own data sets
● Expect to see more of this in the future
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Boutique Data
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/4ybkmk/heart_rate_during_conference_presentation_oc/
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Boutique Data
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Boutique Data
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Boutique Data
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Related
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Related
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Pen and Paper
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Pen and Paper
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Pen and Paper
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Pen and Paper
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Pen and Paper
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Pen and Paper
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Be careful...
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A reminder● It’s easy to get lost in numbers
● Remember you are dealing with real people and real issues
● As technology improves it grows in importance that we consider the impact of what we do
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Tampa Bay Times
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The Marshall Project
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Josh Begley
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Other Wins
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Crosswords
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Tennis
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Tennis
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Tennis
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Tools
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Binderhttp://mybinder.org/
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Binderhttp://mybinder.org/
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Binderhttp://mybinder.org/
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Binderhttp://mybinder.org/
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Chartbuilderhttps://quartz.github.io/Chartbuilder/
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Mr. Data Converterhttps://shancarter.github.io/mr-data-converter/
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mapshaperhttp://www.mapshaper.org/
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mapshaperhttp://www.mapshaper.org/
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Data Prooferhttp://dataproofer.org/
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Election Toolshttp://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster
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Election Toolshttp://elex.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
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Terrapatternhttp://www.terrapattern.com/
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Terrapatternhttp://www.terrapattern.com/
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Webrecorderwebrecorder.io
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Thanks!