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We’re a week away from conference!
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Remembering Future Shock’s Alvin Toffler
On June 27, Alvin Toffler, author of the book Future Shock, passed away. In reading about his life and works, this data-related quote jumped out at me.
Do you agree?
We’re just a few days from our 4T Data Literacy free virtual conference. Join us!
-Kristin Fontichiaro
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Two Weeks Until Conference!
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Registration is Open for the 4T Data Literacy Conference!
We are delighted to announce that registration is open for the free 4T Virtual Conference on Data Literacy!
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Wind visualization
Not all visualizations show numeric data, our data visualization team expert Justin Joque reminds us.
Check out this visualization of wind across the U.S.
Enjoy!
Kristin
Webinar on Data Presentation
Do you ever wonder when to use a line graph, bar chart, or pie chart? Or how your data might look different depending on which kind of tool you use? Then you might be interested in data presentation, the process of deciding which tool to use and what elements to employ.
We are delighted to share the webinar below, hosted by Tierney Steelberg, with you. She’ll lead you through the kinds of questions you can ask yourself so you and your students can make charts, graphs, and tables that communicate more clearly and completely.
Enjoy!
Kristin
Image: “FTSE 100 modified” by Phil Gyford on Flickr. CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0.
Data of the Day: Pie Slices!
Often, when students make pie charts, they end up with several very narrow slices. One thing we can encourage our students to do is think about what happens to their readers’ comprehension when the slices get so narrow that they’re almost impossible see.
Here’s a rule of thumb to consider:
Data of the Day: the power of small multiples (NYTimes)
Small multiples is a data visualization term referring to placing several small graphics (either all charts, all graphs, all maps, etc.), where the scale (axes, etc.) are the same but the data is different. Here’s a great example from the New York Times.
The presence of small multiples means we can track drought patterns over decades within a very small space, as shown in the clip below.
This can be a great accompaniment to a high school study of the Dust Bowl, for example.
h/t Justin Joque, University of Michigan Library
Looking for great map colors?
Our data visualization consultant Justin Joque of the University of Michigan library recommends Color Brewer as a site for choosing map visualization colors, taking into consideration what is color-blind safe or printer-friendly. Take a look!
Kristin