1. Data Visualization vs. Infographics
Analyzing
Research
Infographics
Communicating
Dissemination
Both attempt to faithfully represent the data
Different point of entry
Data visualization can happen at any stage, but infographics are a summary for after you have explored the data

2. Data Visualization Presentation
Why Data Visualization
Basic Tips and Trick
Visualizations Gone Wrong
Seeing is Believing (for better or worse)

3. Why Data Visualization
Human Pattern Recognition
Identifying Outliers
Summary Statistics Are Only Part of Story

4. Anscombe’s Quartet I II III IV X Y 10 8.04 9.14 7.46 8 6.58 6.95 8.14
6.77
5.76 13
7.58
8.74
12.7
7.71 9
8.81
8.77
7.11
8.84 11
8.33
9.26
7.81
8.47 14
9.96
8.1
7.04 6
7.24
6.13
6.08
5.25 4
4.26
3.1
5.39 19
12.5 12
10.8
9.13
8.15
5.56 7
4.82
7.26
6.42
7.91 5
5.68
4.74
5.73
6.89

5. Anscombe’s Quartet I II III IV Mean SD r Human Pattern RecognitionX Y 10
8.04
9.14
7.46 8
6.58
6.95
8.14
6.77
5.76 13
7.58
8.74
12.7
7.71 9
8.81
8.77
7.11
8.84 11
8.33
9.26
7.81
8.47 14
9.96
8.1
7.04 6
7.24
6.13
6.08
5.25 4
4.26
3.1
5.39 19
12.5 12
10.8
9.13
8.15
5.56 7
4.82
7.26
6.42
7.91 5
5.68
4.74
5.73
6.89
Human Pattern Recognition
Identifying Outliers
Summary Statistics Are Only Part of Story I II
III IV X Y
Mean
9.0
7.5 SD
3.3
2.0 r
8.2

6. Anscombe’s Quartet

8. Why Data Visualization
Do No Harm
Tufte’s Data/Ink Ratio
Avoid 3D effects and Visual Noise
Keep Style’s Consistent Across Graphs
Label Data to Help the Reader
Keep it Simple
Always Get a Second and Third Opinion

10. Things to Avoid

11. The data is accurate but confusing
Upside down y-axis
The data is accurate but confusing

12. A Good Data Visualization should inform your thinking
not obscure it

13. The times are displayed equally far apart

14. The Gulf between 35% and 39.6%

15. The Gulf between 35% and 39.6%

16. Not Including the Full Range Distorts the Differences

17. Without Context: YIKES!

18. Source : The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
– Edward R. Tufte

19. Source : The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
– Edward R. Tufte

21. People Respond to Images both Consciously and Subconsciously
When telling a story with images
Please Use Images Responsibly
Seeing is Believing (for better or worse)
And save the Tigers