From the course: Open Data: Unleashing Hidden Value
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Examples of visualization
From the course: Open Data: Unleashing Hidden Value
Examples of visualization
- [Narrator] I often look at great visualizations of data, and I'm impressed by the creativity and beauty of them. Designing these visualizations is a wonderful skill. It's a combination of art and science. While most of us will never have to create an infographic or elaborate data story, we might have to work with those that do, and help guide them, and provide feedback. In this video, I'd like to briefly describe five core concepts to a visualization. The first concept is integrity. Essentially, this means that the graphic should be an accurate reflection of the underlying data. When converting the data to a graph, there is a risk that the audience can be mislead. Usually, this is unintended. For example, let's imagine we're trying to convey that there are less doctors available to serve a population as it grows. On a chart, this could be represented by showing the number of doctors as a percentage of the population, serving each year over a period of years. If the graph emits that…
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