Data display creator series#

The visual formats used in data visualization include tables, charts and graphs (e.g. When intended for the general public ( mass communication) to convey a concise version of known, specific information in a clear and engaging manner ( presentational or explanatory visualization), it is typically called information graphics.ĭata visualization is concerned with visually presenting sets of primarily quantitative raw data in a schematic form. Typically based on data and information collected from a certain domain of expertise, these visualizations are intended for a broader audience to help them visually explore and discover, quickly understand, interpret and gain important insights into otherwise difficult-to-identify structures, relationships, correlations, local and global patterns, trends, variations, constancy, clusters, outliers and unusual groupings within data ( exploratory visualization).

Data display creator series#

Part of a series on Statisticsĭata and information visualization ( data viz or info viz) is the practice of designing and creating easy-to-communicate and easy-to-understand graphic or visual representations of a large amount of complex quantitative and qualitative data and information with the help of static, dynamic or interactive visual items. Statistician professor Edward Tufte described Charles Joseph Minard's 1869 graphic of Napoleonic France's invasion of Russia as what 'may well be the best statistical graphic ever drawn', noting that it captures six variables in two dimensions. It has been merged from Information visualization.