Share Data Through the Art of Visualization (Terms) Flashcards
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Narrative
A branch of mathematics that involves the study of rates of change and the changes between values that are related by a function
Calculus
A business intelligence and analytics platform that helps people visualize, understand, and make decisions with data
Tableau
A collection of data points on a data visualization with similar values
Cluster
A color theme that displays two ranges of data values using two different hues, with color intensity representing the magnitude of the values
Diverging color palette
A data analyst’s thought process and approach to a problem
Mental model
A data visualization that colors areas in a map based on measurements or dimensions
Filled map
A data visualization that combines more than one visualization type
Combo chart
A data visualization that displays a mark over a given longitude and latitude
Symbol map
A data visualization that displays data as a horizontal bar chart moving toward a desired value
Bullet graph
A data visualization that displays data in clustered circles
Packed bubble chart
A data visualization that displays individual data points as bubbles, comparing numeric values by their relative size
Bubble chart
A data visualization that displays the distribution of values along an x-axis
Box plot
A data visualization that displays the duration of events or activities on a timeline
Gantt chart
A data visualization that displays the frequency of various outcomes in a sample
Distribution graph
A data visualization that does not change over time unless it is edited
Static visualization
A data visualization that organizes data geographically
Map
A data visualization that represents concentrations, with color representing the number or frequency of data points in a given area on a map
Density map
A data visualization that represents relationships between different variables with individual data points without a connecting line
Scatter plot
A data visualization that shows a single result within a progressive range of values
Gauge chart
A data visualization that shows comparative strength in data
Circle view
A data visualization that shows how often data values fall into certain ranges
Histogram
A data visualization that uses color contrast to compare categories in a dataset
Heat map
A data visualization that uses conditional formatting and color on a table
Highlight table
A data visualization that uses individual data points for a changing variable connected by a continuous line with a filled in area underneath
Area chart
A data visualization that uses individual data points for a changing variable, represented as vertical columns
Column chart
A data visualization that uses one or more lines to display shifts or changes in data over time
Line graph
A data visualization that uses segments of a circle to represent the proportions of each data category compared to the whole
Pie chart
A data visualization that uses size to contrast and compare two or more values
Bar graph
A data visualization where 2D or 3D proportions (segments) of a ring- or O-shape represent data values adding up to a whole or 100%
Donut chart
A graphical representation of data from a worksheet
Chart
A method for presenting data visualizations that moves from general to specific information
McCandless Method
A process used to solve complex problems in a user-centric way
Design thinking
A programming language used for statistical analysis, visualization, and other data analysis
R
A spreadsheet function that returns the average of all cell values from a given range that meet a specified condition
AVERAGEIF