Visualizing process data

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Learning outcomes

  • Understand when it is appropriate to use scatter plots, bar plots, pie charts (hint: almost never), and even tables.
  • Learn an interesting, potentially new plot: the box plot, to summarize and compare data.
  • How to effectively visualize up to 5 dimensions on a 2-D plot, as shown in a video by Hans Rosling.
  • Know the meaning of words like sparklines, data density, and chart junk.

Extended readings

Resources

Class videos from prior years

Videos from 2015

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Videos from 2014


Videos from 2013