DATA SCIENCE
MIS0855 | Spring 2016
Viewing Data
SungYong Um
sungyong.um@temple.edu
Some basic principles of data visualization
Simplify
Compare
Attend
Explore
View Diversity
Construction
What types of charts lend
themselves to categorical values?
What types of charts lend
themselves to continuous values?
What happens if you use the
wrong one?
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/if-a-computer-can-diagnose-cancer-willdoctors-become-obsolete/
Evaluate this in
terms of
Captions
Legends
Size
Aspect ratio
Color
Why a scatterplot?
What does the red line
accomplish?
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-states-should-aim-for-100percent-vaccination/
Evaluate this in
terms of
Labels
Size/Distance
Aspect ratio
Color
Why did they do this
instead of a bar chart?
A scatterplot?
http://www.ibtimes.com/pulse/nfl-schedule-2014-formula-behind-who-your-favorite-teamplays-visualized-1671154?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral
What can maps do that other visualizations
cannot?