1. Presentation & Data Visualization Overview
Using Power Point
Seminar 4 - March 21, 2017

2. Sample Outline Slide #1: TITLE SLIDE Slide #2: SAY WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO
Overview of Problem
Examples of City Responses to Problem
Recommendations
Slide #3-7: DO IT
Supplemental, evidence, summary words
No complete sentences
Slide #8: SAY WHAT YOU DID
Slide #9: SOURCES
Slide #10: Q&A SLIDE

3. POWER POINT INGREDIENTS
Text
Images
Data Visualization

4. USING TEXT WISELY 7x7 Rule Maximum 2 fonts Font Size 18-48
Maximum 3 colors
Key questions
Key evidence & surprises
Key take-aways
This is 30 point font
Disruption / counterpoint / attention-grabber / framing – representative (evidence)

5. USING IMAGES JPEGS 1024 x 768 pixels and 16 bit colors
Pertinent, illustrative, a hint, a placeholder

6. IMAGE MUST-HAVES A title Labels and a legend The source of your data
A direct connection to your larger argument

7. VISUALIZE DATA Relationships, Comparisons, Change Charts and Graphics
Spatial Analysis
Time line

8. VISUALIZE DATA: BAR CHART Contrast between cases

9. VISUALIZE DATA: BAR CHART Info Graphic
Source: Colorlines.com

10. VISUALIZE DATA: INFO GRAPHICS TOOLS
(1) (2) (3)

11. VISUALIZE DATA: LINE CHARTS Trends over time
Trends over a period of time.
Comparing variables. 

12. VISUALIZE DATA: PIE CHARTS Part to the whole
Compare one segment in relation to the whole
Maximum 4 segments, minimum 2.
4 segments to make readable
Or, if you wanted to show that no one country of origin dominates among NYC immigrant population, you could use a much larger parts to the whole.
Often used to Show drastic difference in size.

13. VISUALIZE DATA: GOOGLE MAPS Mark your own data
Right to the City: Rise of the Renter Nation Webinar Call, November 12, 2014
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14. VISUALIZE DATA: SOCIAL EXPLORER Spatial Comparison
Census Data
Rental Affordability Crisis, South Central Los Angeles, 2012
(1) JUSTIFY and CRITIQUE:
What does the data measure?
What are the limitations of this data (e.g.,what can’t the data explain?
What is the unit of spatial analysis (e.g., block, tract, city, county)?
How does the selected unit of analysis change the display and interpretation of the data?
How did you choose to display the data (e.g., parameters, small dot clusters, large dots, etc), and why did you choose to present the data with this option?
(2) INTERPRET: Offer explanations of patterns and trends.

15. VISUALIZE DATA: TIMELINES Web embed, multi-user

16. Data Sources: New York City
New York Department of City Planning Population Division Website with publications, especially The Newest New Yorkers (2013)
New York City Census FactFinder
Census Bureau Website
New York Department of Education data
Bytes of the Big Apple, “software, data and geographic base map files for the City of New York.”
Social Explorer and Infoshare
NYC Open Data and presentation about what’s available in and how to use NYC Open Data.
Criminal Court Summonses in New York City, a 2014 guide
InvestigateNYC, a website that combines some of the resources put out by New York City and explains how to use these resources.

17. QUESTIONS? marniebrady@gmail.com