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Human Systems Engineering 598 is a graduate level methods course on data analytics with human subjects data at Arizona State University. The instructor is Dr. Erin Chiou, Assistant Professor of Human Systems Engineering.

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Eric del Rio in Human Systems Data

Mar 21, 2017

Polarity in Data Visualization

Hey Folks,

In my last post I explored how issues in the social sciences and a few reading a about how The Process is Failing the Goal. One of the takeaways of this post was that scientists often misinterpret and misrepresent their data (often…

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Jacob Willinger in Human Systems Data

Mar 21, 2017

Collaboration + the best graph ever drawn (maybe)

This week’s reading by Unwin and Gelman (2013) was concerned with the divide between information visualization (Infovis) and statistical graphics. Their immediate concern is that many seem to be parting ways with statistical graphics in favor…

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Sainjeev Srikantha in Human Systems Data

Mar 21, 2017

Statistical Vs. Infovis

In this weeks reading Gelman and Unwin 2013 put statistical graphics to the test. So it’s not the battle of the century, but an intellectual debate nonetheless. Graphic visualizations have been made popular with the public and are seen throughout the web and news, for example the New…

Aaron Bradbury in Human Systems Data

Mar 21, 2017

Displaying Data: Where is the balance?

There is a schism in the world of infographics. On one side are talented graphic designers who artfully create awe inspiring images that are designed to grab attention rather than display data. On the other side are skillful statisticians who create relatively…

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Lisa Lacouette in Human Systems Data

Mar 20, 2017

The Infovis of the Beholder

In the publication “Infovis and Statistical Graphics: Different Goals, Different Looks”, Gelman and Unwin (2013) describe the differences in the graphics typically designed and presented as statistical or informational visualizations. They provide excellent descriptions of the differences in the…

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Kyle Walter in Human Systems Data

Mar 21, 2017

You Can’t Spell Map without R

Around the world, Universities are teaching their undergraduate psychology students how to analyze their…

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Pouria Salehi in Human Systems Data

Mar 22, 2017

Infovis & the Power of Vision

What is Infovis? How is its purpose different from statistical graphics? What is a bad infovis and what is a good one? What do bad statistical graphics look like? What are some suggestions to improve them? Gelman and Unwin ,through the first reading, and Broman ,in his post…

Verica Buchanan in Human Systems Data

Mar 21, 2017

Old versus New: How to effectively display small and big data sets

One of the main take-away messages I received from this week’s reading is that goals dictate how data should be displayed. For example, the primary goal of statisticians is to report findings. This is accomplished…

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