Top Data Visualization Mistakes to Avoid
Introduction
Due to the manner in which our brains process information, using charts or graphs to visualize large amounts of complex data is easier than poring over voluminous documents. Data visualization is a fast and simple way to convey messages and concepts in an efficient manner. Besides information relay, this concept has also changed the way business is done. Organizations that deal with large amounts of information on a daily basis, such as banks, judicial and academic institutions can now process huge amounts of data at lightning-fast speeds, thus enhancing the process of information management.
A Brief on the History of Data Visualization
Did you know that Data Visualization is one of the oldest concepts of the science of perception? Many people are wrong to belief that the presentation of data, using pictorial or graphical formats is a fairly new idea. In as much as data visualization is the current big thing in the realm of information management, it is a concept, which has been around for quite some time now. The use of pictures, maps and graphs to understand data better in the 5th and 6th centuries is adequate evidence of data visualization’s early history.
Today, this form of data presentation is used to help data audience recognize patterns, trends
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Sure you’ve done your research and collected more than enough data to support your findings and you can’t wait to impress your audience with your thoroughness and data visualization skills, but putting together your data in a chaotic jumble with unnecessary bells and whistles is a sure way to turn off your audience the moment they set their eyes on it. Be neat in your work and only use charts, graphs, Excel tables or any other visuals where
1.1.2 Graphs We have now converted information from words or pictures to tables to formulae and now we’re going to look at how we can convert information into graphs: Example: If we invest R1 and it doubles every month, how much will we have at the end of 1 year? Let’s first draw a table: Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rands 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 Now let’s depict this information as a graph or chart: We can draw a bar chart:
3.5 Dealing with outliers The graphical representations of data made possible by visualization can communicate trends and outliers much faster than tables
Logos is the primary rhetoric in this visual with a tremendous of data and graphs presented to the audience. The bar graphs can be easily interpreted without looking at the specific numbers, but there is a scale available at the bottom for readers who seek the specific numbers. Pathos is conveyed through color schemes, font, and the design of the visual. The color scheme used is dark red, with a grey background and black texts appeals to the pathos of the viewers. The font use is not conventional, and gives a grotesque and unsettling feeling for the viewer.
Maps are a little harder than images because you need to know what the map is trying to show. Once you figure that out though, putting it in your DBQ should be easy. Charts are documents with information in an organized and easy to read form. Many charts will give you information that you can put straight into your DBQ, but sometimes the chart will give you seemingly useless information.
Also, papers I have read through for errors have very well imaginative details. The author for the paper gives enough detail that readers follow everything that is happening and can picture
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SQL server database latest version is installed and its connection with the proposed visualization tools is tested. Appendix/ data dictionary is analyzed. Our aim for this project is tell stories using data visualizations. This will be accomplished by developing various types of visualization to appreciate and identify trends in data. 3 suggested visualizations, i.e. histograms, stacked charts and barrel chart will be used
Reading assignment number three is important because of the rapid growth in technology. The reading assignment touches on the subject of using visual imagery and learning how to properly analyze what we have seen. Analyzed properly a picture can tell the viewer many things. Visual imagery is becoming a more progressive.
BOOK REVIEW: GOMBRICH - The Visual Image: its Place in Communication “The Image and the Eye: Further Studies in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation” was written by Ernst Gombrich, an art historian. A chapter in this book, “The Visual Image: its Place in Communication”, it provides an opportunity for him to discuss our visual era, specifically the importance of identifying the potentialities of an image in communication. He argues that we need to acknowledge the point that people interpret images differently. However, he suggests that understanding the potentialities of an image could make it possible for an image to communicate in a way that is shared.
Computers permit large amounts of data to be stored, either on the computer's hard disk or in portable diskettes. Data Manipulation and Processing Data manipulation and processing are performed to obtain useful information from data previously entered into the system. Data manipulation embraces two types of operations: operations needed to remove errors and update current data sets and operations using analytical techniques to answer specific questions formulated by the user. The manipulation process can range from the simple overlay of two or more maps to a complex extraction of disparate pieces of information from a wide variety of sources. Data Output Data output refers to the display or presentation of data employing commonly used output formats that include maps, graphs, reports, tables, and charts, either as a hard-copy, as an image on the screen, or as a text file that can be carried into other software programs for further analysis.
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