We examine principles of good data visualization, including some great and terrible examples, guidelines for human perception, focus on key variables, changes and trends, avoiding chart junk, and more.
What makes a gooddata visualization? Good data visualizations are created when communication, data science, and design collide. Data visualizations done right offer key insights into complicated datasets in ways that are meaningful and intuitive. American statistician and Yale professorEdward Tuftebelieves ...
Again, what makes a visualization “good” always comes back to the question, “What’s your goal?” Check out Jeff’s initial answer,and click here to see his full response(& you’ll also be able to learn more about his upcoming course on data visualization)....
Thegauge visualizationrepresents a single data point that fluctuates over time. It’s helpful when there’s an expected operating range. The gauge displays a target range by setting an upper or lower bound, and a needle that makes it easier to spot significant changes. Use this visualization wh...
A well-designed data visualization dashboard makes it easier tocommunicate findings to stakeholders who may not have technical expertise.For example, a trend in sales performance over time is more intuitive when shown through a line chart rather than a spreadsheet of numbers. Similarly, a heat map...
Vo, Azalea ABylinskii, ZoyaIsoa, PhillipSunkavalli, ShashankOliva, AudePhister, HanspeterBorkin, M. A., Vo, A. A., Bylinskii, Z., Isola, P., Sunkavalli, S., Oliva, A., & Pfister, H. (2013). What makes a data visualization memorable ? IEEE Trans Vis Comput Graph, 19(12)...
Data visualization translates this overload of information into a few easy-to-digest visual elements. It allows users to analyze data that they would otherwise struggle to parse manually. Additionally, because data visualization makes data intuitive, compelling, and accessible, it speeds up the ...
With data visualization, information is represented in graphical form, as a pie chart, graph, or another type of visual presentation. Why Visual Analytics Are Important Good data visualization is essential for analyzing data and making decisions based on that data. It allows people to quickly and...
While good data visualization will communicate data or information clearly and effectively, bad data visualization will do the opposite. Here are some practical tips for how businesses and organizations can use data visualization to communicate information more effectively. Not a designer? No problem....
"A memorable visualization is not necessarily a good visualization," Borkin cautions. "As a community we need to keep asking these types of questions: What makes a visualization engaging? What makes it comprehensible?" As for the chart junk, she says diplomatically, "I think it's going to ...