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Data and information visualization... is an interdisciplinary field that deals with the graphic representation of data and information. It is a particularly efficient way of communicating when the data or information is numerous as for example a time series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_and_information_visualization

Data Visualization resources

Cairo, A. (2014). Ethical Infographics. IRE Journal, 37(2), 25.

https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/5863229895

 

Fung, K. (2020, January 29). The unspoken rules of visualisation: (And when to break them). DataJournalism.Com. https://datajournalism.com/read/longreads/the-unspoken-rules-of-visualisation-and-when-to-break-them

 

Kirk, A. (2016). Data visualisation : a handbook for data driven design. Sage Publications.

https://muhlenberg-on-worldcat-org.muhlenberg.idm.oclc.org/oclc/896787455

 

Yau, N. (2013). Data points: Visualization that means something. Wiley; WorldCat.org. https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/842851424


Yau, N. (2011). Visualize this : the flowingdata guide to design, visualization, and statistics. Wiley Pub. https://muhlenberg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/747314081

Data Visualization Tools

Other KnightLab Tools

https://knightlab.northwestern.edu/projects/

 

R and RStudio

https://r.muhlenberg.edu/

 

Chart.js

https://www.chartjs.org/

Fairly simple chart-based data visualizer utilizing JavaScript and structured data (JSON).  Takes about a day to learn how to use it.  Embeds in websites.

 

D3.JS

https://d3js.org/

Incredibly powerful JavaScript platform for using and building complex data visualizations using structured data (JSON).  Steep learning curve but sophisticated data visualizations.