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Data Visualization Some Quick Tips for Better Data Visualization, Analysis, and Communication

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Data VisualizationSome Quick Tips for Better Data

Visualization, Analysis, and Communication

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Data Visualization: Some Quick Tips / George Sloane

2Simplify-- Less is More

• Declutter charts and graphs• No gridlines or legends on charts• Simple colors and labels• No funky shaped charts

• Just one or two data points measured at a time• Make chart bigger and easy to see detail• Clean, neat, and clear

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3What is the Point of Every Chart or Slide?

• Use titles, subtitles, and callouts to make your point• Be sure to make your point on each chart or

slide• Break slides into smaller pieces (new slides)• One key message per image

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4Choose the Right Chart for Your Data

• Line or column or area--Time• Column or bar--Comparison• Pie or bar--Parts of a whole (Pies good for 2-3

items—Bars for 4 or more items)

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5Make it Easy to Read and Understand

• Avoid jargon and acronyms• Focus on the message not the bells and whistles of

the medium• No fancy fonts• Avoid 3-D charts

• Use the imagery to communicate—less words• Start x-axis at “0”—be true to the data• Deemphasize the unimportant and highlight the point• Sort chart for logical order

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6Question Every Chart or Slide—is it Needed?• One more time . . . edit down

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Data Visualization: Some Quick Tips / George Sloane

7Some Additional Resources

• Refer to books or articles by:• Edward Tufte• Stephen Few• Alberto Ciaro• Nathan Yau• Dan Roam

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8Thank You!This Slide Concludes This Review• For More Information, Please Contact George Sloane at:

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