Visualisation Flashcards
What is the first row introducing the columns called?
Header
What is the total found at the bottom of a table called?
Footer
What are the rest of the number in the table called?
The body
What is each indivdual number called?
Cell
What should you do when creating a table?
1) Deliniate the table lines
2) Format text- horizontal text or font
3) Make summarizing values distinct
How to delineate appropriately?
Use white space.
Use subtle fill.
Avoid grids.
How to align numbers?
To the right.
How to align text?
To the left.
When do we use bar charts?
When you have 1+ continous variable and 1 other type.
When do we use a line chart?
Typically for continuous and interval data.
When do you use a map?
Geographical data used to show locations.
When is scatter plots used?
Continous data to show correlation.
When is histogram used?
For continous and interval data to understand distributions.
When is box and whisker plot used?
For continous and interval or nominal data.
Other displays
Heatmaps or treemaps
