plotcon nyc: get your point across: the art of choosing the right visualization for your data
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get your point across
for PLOTCON • Nov 16, 2016
the art of choosing the right visualization for your data
Mollie Pettit @MollzMPJess Freaner @jessfreaner
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- iteration in action: a case study
agenda
- iterative design process
- storytelling techniques
- visualization fundamentals
- why visualize data?
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why visualize data?
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explore data
Same mean for x and ySame variance for x and ySame correlationSame best fit line
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explore data
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tell a story
Mona Chalabi mona_chalabi
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visualizationfundamentals
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tradeoffs
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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context matters
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maps
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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maps
proxies for population density!
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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5 years of drought
John Nelson@John_M_Nelson
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pie charts
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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pie charts
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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bar graphs
Randall Munroe - XKCD; @xkcd
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line charts
Yes you are! And you’re sitting there! Hi, Kitty!
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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does it add anything?is it necessary?will it be missed?
revise
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feedback
Randall Munroe - XKCD@xkcd
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storytellingtechniques
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5 years of drought
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compare all medaliststhrough time
men’s 100-meter sprint
Kevin Quealy and Graham Roberts@KevinQ, @Grahaphics
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simple choices
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complex choice
Kevin Quealy and Graham Roberts@KevinQ, @Grahaphics
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complex choice
Kevin Quealy and Graham Roberts@KevinQ, @Grahaphics
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complex choice
Kevin Quealy and Graham Roberts@KevinQ, @Grahaphics
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with complex stories…
Nate Cohn and Amanda Cox@Nate_Cohn, @amandacox
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introduce idea
Nate Cohn and Amanda Cox@Nate_Cohn, @amandacox
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Nate Cohn and Amanda Cox@Nate_Cohn, @amandacox
how do you do this?!
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iterativedesignprocess
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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anticipate refining your solutiongenerate ideas
build prototype
iterative problem solving
evaluation
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a walk throughthe process
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backstory
> moveForward(100);
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backstory
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what is computer science?
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I think you learn about computer safety.
:)
When you are a genis at electronics
:)
Using code and fixing and making computers.
:)
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science on a computer
programming / coding
how computers work
how to use computers
studying computers
a website, program, or game
typing / testing
using computers to solve problems
engineering
someone good at computers
internet safetyexperiments / research / modeling
I like it!
class / learning / lessons
making apps, games, or websites
I don’t know
what’s inside a computer
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brainstorm
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bar charts
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bar charts
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bar charts
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bar charts
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“ribbon” bar
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grouped view
programming
apps/games
VS
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cell/treemap charts
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cohort view
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cohort view
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keywords/phrases in free textword cloud
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keywords/phrases in free textclusters
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punctuation
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emoticons
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specific responses?
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specific responses?
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the verdict?
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cohort view
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like how u can control the angry birds like u make :)
Learning how computers work.:)
blurb list
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like how u can control the angry birds like u make stuff move
:)
Learning how computers work.
:)
side blurbs
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side blurbs
like how u can control the angry birds like u make stuff move
:)
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Learning how computers work.
like how u can control the angry birds like u make stuff move
crowd blurbs
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takeaways
- fundamentals / tradeoffs
- know when to follow / break them
- use context, audience, purpose to guide you
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- fundamentals / tradeoffs
- iterate and be flexible
takeaways
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- fundamentals / tradeoffs
- iterate and be flexible
- use context, audience, purpose to guide you
takeaways
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Mollie Pettit @MollzMPJess Freaner @jessfreaner
Thanks!@DsAtweet
get your point acrossthe art of choosing the right visualization for your data