An intro to data visualization

by William Gearty

Presented at the
North American Paleontological Convention 2024

Schedule


10 - 10:15 AM: Theory of data visualization

10:15 - 10:45 AM: Practical data visualization

Theory of data visualization

  1. What is data visualization?
  2. Basic design principles (color & font)
  3. Picking a graph type
  4. Common mistakes
  5. File types

What is data visualization?

What is data visualization?


The representation of data through the use of graphs and figures.

Often the data is complex, but the representation should be approachable and easy-to-understand.

What is data visualization?

For example, here is some data:
(even this is a data visualization)

What is data visualization?

And here is a data visualization of that data: