Introduction to Data Viz. for Media Studies

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Key points from slides:

• Data Visualization: Display complex information in a way that makes it easier for your end user to explore or understand what you have done.
• Breaking things down into the following four categories will help you select the appropriate graphic type for your data.
  • Comparison
  • Composition
  • Distribution
  • Relationship
• Following best practices in visualization creation will help us not mislead our audience;
  • Unconscious perceptions & colour
  • Cognitive load
  • Clarity
• Many visualization tools can be found linked from the data visualization subject guide.

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