Show the story in your dataMarco Liberati

Outline

1. Why visualize data?

2. From data to the visualization

3. Explore the data: an example

4. Test the data: an example

5. Tips & tricks

Why Visualize Data?

1. Engage users and harness their brains

2. Find insight through exploration

3. Understand context and see detail

4. Communicate insight intuitively

Why Visualize Data?

Why Visualize Data?

Pith off centered

Age

Rings spaced widely: good weather conditions

Narrow rings: drought season

Other narrow rings: maybe insect infestation?

From data to visualization

● What are the requirements?

● Sketch your idea

● Review: is it useful to somebody?

● Try to remove things

● Focus

Tips & tricks

● Do not use 3D

● Bad colour choice

● Avoid too many font types

● Misleading scales

● Too many variables

● Over animate

Any Questions?

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• Runs in any browser

• Works on any device

• Build quickly

• Rapid deployment

• Easy maintenance

• Full customization

• Powerful functionality

What is KeyLines?

A powerful SDK for graph visualization: