Uses and abuses of data visualizations in mass media
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The document discusses the uses and abuses of data visualizations in mass media, emphasizing that visualizations are subjective cultural artifacts that can distort reality. It reviews key concepts such as data-ink ratio, chart junk, and data density, while providing examples of effective visualization types like tables, maps, and charts. Additionally, it highlights the importance of context, story-telling, and collaboration among various professionals in creating effective data visualizations.
Uses and abuses of data visualizations in mass media
- 1. Uses and abuses of data visualizations in mass media ESS Visualisation Workshop 2016 Valencia. May 17-18, 2016. #ESSvisualisation Pablo Rey Maz nó @numeroteca numeroteca.org pablo@montera34.com Montera34 montera34.com Open Evidence open-evidence.com Slides bit.ly/datavisabuse
- 3. Data visualizations are cultural artifacts. They are subjective as we must distort and simplify reality. There are white lies, misuses and... lies. Nobody is neutral.
- 4. Dataviz in Mass media News media want to tell a story… and show the context Video: http://graphics.wsj.com/countdown-to-a-greek-showdown/
- 6. Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen. https://youtu.be/RUwS1uAdUcI
- 7. (news media) … and let you explore the data.
- 10. Above all: Show me the data!
- 11. 1. Data visualization Key concepts (tuftean way) + Data-ink ratio + Chart Junk + Data Density
- 13. = proportion of a graphic's ink devoted to the non-redundant display of data information Data-ink ratio = data-ink total ink used to print a graphic Image: http://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9824&context=theses
- 14. Data-ink Ratio and Task Complexity in Graph Comprehension. Kevin McCurgan http://scholarworks.rit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9824&context=theses
- 15. Chart junk What you should erase. http://www.elsalmoncontracorriente.es/?El-bombardeo-comercial-de-las
- 16. Data density data density of a graphic = number of entries in data matrix area of data graphic Example by Stephen Few.
- 17. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/08/us/census-race-map.html 1 dot = 60 people
- 19. 2. Review of data visualization types with examples
- 20. Data tables Tables work best when + It is used to look up individual values + Data must be precise + You must include multiple units of measure + You wish to show both details and their sums Slide borrowed from Stephen Few.
- 21. Stephen Few. Show me the numbers. Tables also need to be properly designed!
- 22. Change order of the rows! Datatables. Free software available at http://datatables.net/
- 24. Black Credit Cards analysis of type of spending http://numeroteca.org/tarjetasblack
- 25. Black Credit Cards analysis of type of spending http://numeroteca.org/tarjetasblack
- 26. Banks Market value Example by Alberto Cairo. Visualizar. 2011 Understanding areas
- 27. Societ G n rale Market valueé é é Example by Alberto Cairo. Visualizar. 2011
- 28. Societ G n rale Market valueé é é Example by Alberto Cairo. Visualizar. 2011
- 29. Example by Alberto Cairo. Visualizar. 2011
- 30. Tree maps and sankey diagrams Public sepnding. Material transparency https://presupuestos.gobierto.es/places/madrid/2015
- 31. Where does my money go? http://wheredoesmymoneygo.org
- 33. Spain is in 2013 the mayor wine producer in the world
- 35. Bar charts Useful Junk? The Effects of Visual Embellishment on Comprehension and Memorability of Charts http://ww.w.cedma-europe.org/newsletter%20articles/misc/The%20Effects%20of%20Visual%20Embellishment%20on%20Comprehension%20and%20Memorability%20of%20Charts.pdf
- 36. Bar charts By Spanish Public Television. TVE. Evolution of unemployment in August
- 37. Displayed on TV All the data Evolution of unemployment in August
- 38. Be careful with multivariable graphics http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21660550-growth-has-returned-dangers-still-lurk-back-its-feet
- 39. Film Dialogue from 2,000 screenplays Broken Down by Gender and Age http://polygraph.cool/films/
- 41. Data maps Maps are great data visualizations to show geospatial data, but they have to be used carefully. + Chorophlet maps + Bubbles maps
- 42. Chorophlet map “Chorophlet wrongly equate the visual importance of each country with its geographic area rather than with the number of people living in the country”. Tufte
- 43. John Snow 1854.
- 44. How to lie with maps. Monmonier Depends where the boundaries are drawn.
- 45. Depends on how you color the map.
- 46. Select a good color scale! http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/mapToolClosed.do?tab=map&init=1&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=tsdde220&toolbox=types
- 49. The winer takes it all problem in election maps. http://datos.elespanol.com/elecciones-generales/resultados/congreso/
- 54. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/RSI/#?vis=nuts2.population&lang=en Eruostat: data and distibution plot. Population.
- 55. Bubble maps Femicide map in Turkey http://kadincinayetleri.org/
- 60. Recommendations and tools Think what you need to tell. What, whom, where? Select type of visualization. Do not let the tool take decisions for you. Show context. Show the data Use of multiple skills: statisticians, designers, Journalists, developers, artists. Tell a story or allow others tell a story.…
- 61. Uses and abuses of data visualizations in mass media ESS Visualisation Workshop 2016 Valencia. May 17-18, 2016. #ESSvisualisation Pablo Rey Maz nó @numeroteca numeroteca.org Montera34 montera34.com Open Evidence open-evidence.com pablo@montera34.com Questions! bit.ly/datavisabuse
- 62. Show me the data
- 64. Show me the data
- 66. Show me the data!
- 67. Show me the data but tell me a story!
- 68. Show me the data but tell me a story with an image!