Michael A. Levin
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Visualization

Due to cheaper and more powerful computing, data storage server farms, and more knowledgeable workers, our world remains awash in data. Numbers in text and tabular forms are difficult to follow. Visualizing data improves understanding and leads to better questions along with a more informed audience.

Start with Carrie Hill, who explains how to create a good infographic. Follow with John Patterson, who gives more details and examples. Ignore his discussion about pie charts. Finally, be sure to look at the Chart Guide for what to include and exclude from your chart as well as what chart to include depending on what needs to be shown.

Tim Wilson covers data visualization and dashboard design.

Using Excel, you can create visually compelling bar charts and line charts. 

Perceptual maps can also be created in Excel, as shown in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. ​This website provides a Power Point template for displaying cluster analysis results.

For infographic showcases and to find some inspiration, then check out these services:
  • Flowing Data
  • Infographics Showcase
  • Information is Beautiful

Remember, remove all unnecessary ink from your deck.

Finally, this web page serves as a good repository of links related to infographics. Draw.io (for basic drawing) and Cmap (for mind maps) remain one of many free infographic tools.
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