Don’t Trust, Verify ... Your Visual Stats 294 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24 🔬 Science Data Visualization Statistical Analysis Normalization Develop intellectual curiosity and explore different solutions in data transformations and visualizations. Always verify and normalize data to avoid base rate bias and misleading conclusions. Consider both aggregating and disaggregating data to reveal different insights in visualizations.
Monthly Update: Feb, 2024 176 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24 🎨 Art & Illustration Data Visualization Courses Illustrations Enrico Bertini is teaching a new PhD-level Information Visualization course at Northeastern University Enrico Bertini is creating a series on data transformation with multiple published posts Enrico Bertini shared three illustrations on LinkedIn demonstrating various visualization concepts
Shape the Data, Shape the Thinking #3: Data Filtering and its Visual Effects 216 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24 🔬 Science Data Visualization Statistics Clarity Filtering data is important for gaining clarity in data analysis and communication. Different ways to filter data include by value, by ranking, and manually. Filtering data can lead to changes in visualizations like object removal, overplotting reduction, rescaling, resizing, and value change.
Shape the Data, Shape the Thinking #4: Granularity and Visual Patterns 137 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24 🔬 Science Data Visualization Hierarchy Trends Hierarchies allow presenting information at different levels of granularity Different data types can be organized into hierarchies for visualization Changing granularity in visualization can reveal different patterns and trends
Video Lecture: Data-Reality Gaps 39 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24 🚌 Education Data Visualization Online course Feedback Data-reality gaps exist when there is disconnect between data representation and reality A data generation model helps in identifying gaps like selection bias and interpretation gap Understanding different gaps in data can lead to more accurate visualization and interpretation