Same Data, Different Charts: How Visuals Shape Data Messages

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Same Data, Different Charts: How Visuals Shape Data Messages

Hosted by Enrico Bertini

414 students

What you'll learn

A systematic process to explore the design space

Follow a systematic process to generate multiple alternative visualizations for the same data.

How to assess the impact of different visual representation

Analyze visualization alternatives to assess the impact they have on the perceived message.

How to spot/avoid potentially misleading visualizations

Detect potential problems with charts and avid common mistakes.

Why this topic matters

Understanding how visual representations of the same data impact interpretation is crucial to avoid fooling yourself and others when designing data visualizations.

You'll learn from

Enrico Bertini

University professor, researcher, and educator with 15+ experience.

Dr. Enrico Bertini has been teaching and doing research in Data Visualization for 15+ years. He holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Rome, La Sapienza. He has been a faculty at New York University for almost 10 years and he is since 2022 a faculty at Northeastern University with an appointment between Computer Science and Art+Design. Dr. Bertini is the founder and co-host of Data Stories, a popular data podcast active between 2012 and 2022. He also writes a data newsletter called FILWD with a community of 2400+ subscribers.

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