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Data Visualization
Pacific Northwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum | Seattle WA | March 16, 2017Tania Fleming, MPA | Senior Performance Auditor | Office of the Washington State Auditor
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What is data visualization?
The representation and presentation of data that exploits our visual perception
abilities in order to amplify cognition
Andy Kirk
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Why Visualize Data?
Visual data helps us think and communicate
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How many nines are there?
7 6 4 9 8 7 5 1 3 6 5
8 4 8 1 6 8 3 1 3 7 3
2 5 7 8 4 6 8 9 3 9 6
8 4 9 6 7 1 2 3 6 4 6
8 5 9 7 8 5 6 3 4 2 8
4 9 8 6 5 7 8 7 6 3 5
2 5 1 8 6 7 7 3 8 2 6
4 9 7 8 5 4 3 3 2 8 8
7 4 5 7 9 8 2 5 6 9 1
6 9 6 8 6 3 1 2 3 4 8
7 8 4 6 8 9 5 6 1 2 3
8 9 8 2 5 6 7 5 8 3 4
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7 6 4 9 8 7 5 1 3 6 5
8 4 8 1 6 8 3 1 3 7 3
2 5 7 8 4 6 8 9 3 9 6
8 4 9 6 7 1 2 3 6 4 6
8 5 9 7 8 5 6 3 4 2 8
4 9 8 6 5 7 8 7 6 3 5
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7 4 5 7 9 8 2 5 6 9 1
6 9 6 8 6 3 1 2 3 4 8
7 8 4 6 8 9 5 6 1 2 3
8 9 8 2 5 6 7 5 8 3 4
How many nines are there?
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How to help your brain better process and compare:
• Order• Highlight• Lines• Labels
How many nines are there?
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I II III IVX Y X Y X Y X Y
10.0 8.04 10.0 9.14 10.0 7.46 8.0 6.588.0 6.95 8.0 8.14 8.0 6.77 8.0 5.76
13.0 7.58 13.0 8.74 13.0 12.74 8.0 7.719.0 8.81 9.0 8.77 9.0 7.11 8.0 8.84
11.0 8.33 11.0 9.26 11.0 7.81 8.0 8.4714.0 9.96 14.0 8.10 14.0 8.84 8.0 7.046.0 7.24 6.0 6.13 6.0 6.08 8.0 5.254.0 4.26 4.0 3.10 4.0 5.39 19.0 12.50
12.0 10.84 12.0 9.13 12.0 8.15 8.0 5.567.0 4.82 7.0 7.26 7.0 6.42 8.0 7.915.0 5.68 5.0 4.74 5.0 5.73 8.0 6.89
Mean 9.0 7.5 9.0 7.5 9.0 7.5 9.0 7.5Variance 10.0 3.75 10.0 3.75 10.0 3.75 10.0 3.75
Correlation 0.816 0.816 0.816 0.816
What can you gather from this information?
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Thanks Wikipedia!
Anscombe’s Quartet
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3 Questions for SuccessfulData Visualization
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3 Questions for Data Visualization
1. What’s the story you’re trying to tell?
2. What chart will communicate the story simply and effectively?
3. Who’s your audience?(and… what do they want/need?)
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Storytelling with Data
If history were taught in the form of stories,it would never be forgotten.
Rudyard Kipling
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Mom, you’re playing too?
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Selecting Charts
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https://www.labnol.org/software/find-right-chart-type-for-your-data/6523/
Finding the Right Chart
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https://policyviz.com/2014/09/09/graphic-continuum/
The Graphic Continuum
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http://www.datavizcatalogue.com/search.html
Data Viz Catalogue
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Creating Effective Charts
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Mark
Basic geometric elements in an
image
Tamara Munzner, Visualization Analysis & Design, 2015
Points Lines Areas
Channel
A way to control the appearance
of marksPosition Color Shape
Size
Marks and ChannelsMarks and Channels
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Position on a common scale
Length
Tilt/angle
Area
Color luminance & saturation
Curvature
Volume (3D)
Least Effective
Most Effective
Spatial region
Color hue
Shape
Tamara Munzner, Visualization Analysis & Design, 2015
Marks & Channels in Order of Effectiveness
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Using Marks and Channels
Position on a common scale
Length
Tilt/angle
Area
Color luminance & saturation
Curvature
Volume (3D)
Spatial region
Hue
Shape
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Use of Colors
Limit the number of colors you use (5-8).
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/gallery/2013/aug/01/16-useless-infographics#img-1
Reading, Writing, and Earning Money
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Hue, Saturation and Brightness
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http://graphics.wsj.com/infectious-diseases-and-vaccines/
WSJ’s Viz on Battling Infectious Diseases
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http://graphics.wsj.com/infectious-diseases-and-vaccines/
WSJ’s Viz on Battling Infectious Diseases
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http://www.etre.com/tools/colourblindsimulator/
Color Blindness Simulator
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Common Pitfalls toCreating Effective Charts
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Not Ordering Your Data
vs.
vs.
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Making the Reader Work
vs.
vs.
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Obscuring Data
vs.
vs.
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Not Considering Design
Cut your axis
Use text meaningfullyyet, sparingly
Use 3-D charts
Use highlighting/interactivity to show relationships
Use noisy patterns, lines or bright colors
Don’t
Do
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http://stephanieevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DataVizChecklist_May2016.pdf
Data Visualization ChecklistShort descriptive titleSubtitle and/or annotations with additional informationText size is hierarchical and readableData are labeled directly (rather than using a legend)
Text
Labels are used sparingly
Proportions are accurateData intentionally orderedAxis intervals are equidistantGraph is 2DDisplay is free from decoration
Arrangement
Color scheme is intentionalColor is used to highlight key patternsColor is legible when printed in black and whiteColor is legible for people with colorblindnessText sufficiently contrasts background
Color
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http://stephanieevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DataVizChecklist_May2016.pdf
Data Visualization Checklist (part 2)
Gridlines, if present, are mutedGraph does not have border lineAxes do not have unnecessary tick marks or axis linesGraph has one horizontal and one vertical axis
Graph highlights significant finding or conclusionThe type of graph is appropriate for dataGraph has appropriate level of precisionIndividual chart elements work together to reinforce takeaway message
Overall
Lines
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Who’s Your Audience?(and… what do they want/need?)
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Surprise the novice,get the expert to nod.
Mirko Lorenz
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http://stephanieevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DataVizChecklist_May2016.pdf
Who’s Your Audience?
• Who is your target audience?• What questions do they have?• What stories should the audience
derive from the visualization?• What is your desired effect on the
audience?
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http://stephanieevergreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DataVizChecklist_May2016.pdf
Deciding Intent
Exploratory Explanatory
Feel Data
Read Data
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org
https://public.tableau.com/profile/tania.fleming4095#!/vizhome/HowAccurateistheZestimate/Dashboard1
https://public.tableau.com/profile/tania.fleming4095#!/vizhome/GrowthoftheInternetWorldwide/Dashboard1
https://www.wired.com/2011/08/st_datagirlscoutcookies/
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Targeting Your Audience
http://flowingdata.com/2016/01/19/how-you-will-die/
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http://dataremixed.com/2014/07/six-principles-of-communicating-data-a-checklist/
6 Principles of Communicating Data
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How To
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How To
Bullet Graphs Maps in Excel & Small Multiples
Slope Graphs
Jittering Points
Adjusting OpacityLollipop Chart
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Neat Visualizations
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http://graphics.wsj.com/elections/2016/field-guide-red-blue-america/
WSJ’s Field Guide to Red & Blue America
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-biggest-dinosaur-in-history-may-never-have-existed/
FiveThirtyEight’s Biggest Dinosaur
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https://excelcharts.com/animation-small-multiples-growth-walmart-excel-edition/
Growth of Walmart
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1. Tell a Story2. Choose the Right Visual for
Effective Communication3. Speak to Your Audience