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CSE 557A | Nov 7, 2016 Information Visualization Alvitta Ottley Washington University in St. Louis Slides inspired by: Megan Monroe, IBM Research Cambridge

WH WHY do do we e crea eate te visua uali lizati tions? • answer questions • generate hypotheses • make decisions • see data in context • expand memory • support computational analysis • find patterns • tell a story • inspire

WH WHY do do we e crea eate te visua uali lizati tions? • answer questions • generate hypotheses • make decisions • see data in context • expand memory • support computational analysis • find patterns • tell a story • inspire

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DATA Wh What at mak akes a a go good s story?

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Usin Using A g Anim imat atio ion

Ha Hans Ro Rosli ling • http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_s een?language=en

Win Wind Map ap • http://hint.fm/wind/

We Weal alth Inequal alit ity in in Americ rica • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

Stati Static Image Image / / Chart art

Wealth Inequality in America Graphic • http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/01/22/377470959/how-much-more-or- less-would-you-make-if-we-rolled-back-inequality?utm_campaign

Napoleon’s March to Moscow (War of 1812)

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Co Color V Vis • http://muyueh.com/greenhoney/

Use User-Dri Driven en Ima Image/Ch e/Chart rt

Che Chess M ss Match ch • http://www.turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/gallery.html

De Deba bate Cl Clips s Replay • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/29/us/elections/debate- moments.html

Si Silk Roa oad • http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/07/21/silk-road/

Animation Image User-driven animation User-driven image

Ques Questi tions?

Com Combi bing animation on and us user er-dr driv iven e n explo loratio ion n

10 100 meter r da dash • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100- meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?_r=0

Kor Korea ean prison son camps • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/world/north-korean-prison- camps-2009/?ad=inw

Mo Movie Re Revenue ue • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/23/movies/20080223_REVENUE_ GRAPHIC.html

Te Tech IPO • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/05/17/business/dealbook/how-the- facebook-offering-compares.html

Ev Evolutio ion n of the web • http://www.evolutionoftheweb.com/

Author-driven User-driven

Ques Questi tions?

Bu But do does it s it wo work?

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Pros Prosta tate te Ca Cancer er

Yo You u have e cancer er.

“I like numbers, but I’m old so I often need time to study graphs”

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Br Breast st C Canc ncer

Th Thre ree Condit itio ions Text Only (Control) Text + Visualization Visualization Only

Th Thre ree Condit itio ions Text Only (Control) Text + Visualization Visualization Only

Th Thre ree Condit itio ions Text Only (Control) Text + Visualization Visualization Only

Th Thre ree Condit itio ions Text Only (Control) Text + Visualization Visualization Only

Th Thre ree Condit itio ions Text Only (Control) Text + Visualization Visualization Only

How How can we design sto design storytelling v ytelling visu isualiz alizatio ations ns tha that t pe people ple act actual ually us y use? e?