Colour is a critical factor affecting the viewer’s interpretation of a visualization. — This article is part of a multi-part series on data visualization. Parts 1 and 2 focus on using data visualization throughout the data science workflow and determining when visualizing your data is an appropriate approach for communicating information. Part 3, The Importance of Integrity, focuses on factors that affect effective…

Data visualization is a form of communication. You have the power to clarify or to conceal, to tell the truth or to deceive. — This article is part of a three-part series on data visualization. Parts 1 and 2 focus on using data visualization throughout the data science workflow and determining whether visualizing your data is an appropriate approach for communicating information. Part 3, The Importance of Integrity, focuses on factors that affect effective…

When is information best communicated by numbers, and when are there too many data points for our brains to interpret patterns from the numbers alone? — This is the second part in a three part series entitled Visualizing Data: Why, When, and How. In Part 1, Data Visualization Throughout the Data Science Workflow (Article 1 and Article 2), we worked through some straightforward, accessible examples of data visualization and looked at where it serves a purpose…

Beyond helping you work through the data analysis process, data visualization can also help you draw insight from the results of your analysis. — This is the second half of the first part in a three part series entitled Visualizing Data: Why, When, and How. In the first half of Part 1, Data Visualization Throughout the Data Science Workflow, we worked through some straightforward, accessible examples of data visualization and looked at where it…

We want to think that the data speaks for itself, but a picture is worth a thousand words. — This is the first part in a three part series entitled Visualizing Data: Why, When, and How. Part 1, Article 2 can be found here. Part 2, When Is Data Visualization a Good Choice?, focuses on determining when visualizing your data is an appropriate approach for communicating information. …