Deceiving
Data Visualization
How to
screw it up
in the end

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Hi, I’m Leenke
Data Journalism
graduate
Analyst & Designer
at Foursevens
Graphic Design
graduate
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Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Customer centric
If you’re a company that delivers food,
then all you need is an address
The Foursevens mindset

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Pitfalls
in Design
Moral
values
Transparency
Literacy
of the audience

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
From data to wisdom through data visualization
Information KnowledgeData
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Wisdom
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Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Seeing is believing

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Pitfalls in Design

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Pitfalls
in Design
Truncated Axis

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://flowingdata.com/2017/02/09/how-to-spot-visualization-lies

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Pitfalls
in Design
Truncated Axis
Wrong numbers and sums

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://twitter.com/de_NVA

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://twitter.com/verbeke_t

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://twitter.com/openvld

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Pitfalls
in Design
Truncated Axis
Wrong numbers and sums
Comparing Area Sizes

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
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Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Pitfalls
in Design
Truncated Axis
Wrong numbers and sums
Comparing Area Sizes
Limited Scope

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://twitter.com/openvld

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Moral Values

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Moral
Values
Proving your point

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://visualisingadvocacy.org/blog/disinformation-visualization-how-lie-datavis

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Moral
Values
Proving your point
Oversimplification

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: Het Nieuwsblad Weekend 14/03/2015

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Transparency

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Transparency Communicating
uncertainty

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: http://rocknpoll.graphics/

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Transparency Communicating
uncertainty
Sharing datasets

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Bron: https://twitter.com/de_NVA

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Literacy of the
Audience

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Literacy of
the audience
Know your audience

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
Literacy of
the audience
Know your audience
Communicate your method

Deceiving Data Visualization How to screw it up in the end
How Deceptive are Deceptive Visualizations?
How to lie with Data Visualization
How to spot Data Visualization lies
How to ethically communicate data in a visual manner
Talking visualization literacy
Sources & Further reading
Thanks