Gardiner Flashcards
1 - Data present toolkit
1
Q
Why do u want to visualize data?
A
- See trends
- Communicate results
2
Q
Ways to represent data
A
- Maps
- Graphs
- Tables
– Pictures
– Diagrams
3
Q
Keys to data visualization
A
- What is the message? (aim or objective)
- Clarity (easy to interpret)
- Tells a story (understand visualization quickly)
- Informative title
4
Q
Which way to represent data?
A
Table - see precise numbers, summarise key data or papers
Maps - geospatial data
Graphs - Differentiate with symbols
5
Q
Fundamental graphs
A
- Amounts
- Distributions
- Proportions
- X-Y relationship (quantitative variables relative to each other)
6
Q
DO!
A
- ensure comparability
- Rearrange your data
- Check your maths
- Display uncertainty (error bars)
7
Q
DONT!
A
- Misleading scales
- 3D graphs
- Confusing nesting
