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Visualizations & Storytelling
Data Scientist Seminar Series Dec 3, 2012
2. Hjalmar
Gislason
Founder and CEO
Twitter: @datamarket
Slides: http://blog.datamarket.com/
22. PHILOSOPHY
1. Master the best-known chart types first.
2. Play on them IF needed to communicate your message.
3. If you’re inventing a new visualization type from
scratch, you’re doing it wrong!
4. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
24. DM’s Core Chart Types
Basic type Variations
Tables 2
Line charts 4
Bar and column charts 8
Scatter / bubble charts 2
Maps 1
44. TOOLS
One-off charts
Tableau DataGraph R
See also RStudio
46. TOOLS
Charts for the Web
HighCharts gRaphaël
56. F I N D A N D U N D E R S TA N D D ATA
Hjalmar Gislason, founder & CEO
Twitter: @datamarket · Facebook: DataMarket · E-mail: hg@datamarket.com