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Hi, I'm a newbie to data visualization. I'm interested in understanding how to go about making a visualization from a dataset. For example, I have a dataset that contains the first billion digits of the value of pi. I want to make a simple chart (type is undecided as of this writing) of the frequency of numbers for the first 100 digits, 1000 digits 10000 digits and so on. And finally, a simple chart that spans the entire dataset. I'm planning to learn processing nad use the same for this beginner project. Your inputs and suggestions are most welcome. Thanks in advance. Kaizer.
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You might want to check out flowingdata.com. Nathan Yau posts quite frequently about all aspects of visualization. There also is a whole bunch of mini tutorials and surveys, like 9 ways to visualize proportions, 11 ways to visualize changes over time and graphical perception fundamentals. In case you are interested in a paper on when to use which graphical representation, the last link might be of interest for you. Cheers, Gecko
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Hey Thanks!! I love this site!
(Jul 09 '10 at 12:49)
Kaizer Billimoria
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Take a look at this book chapter from Search User Interfaces (Marti Hearst '09). It thoroughly explains what kinds of visualizations are good for different kinds of data, and contains tons of pointers to more in-depth stuff for the interested.
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Thanks a lot aditi. This link looks promising...
(Jul 09 '10 at 03:42)
Kaizer Billimoria
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Hi, I'm not that experienced with this but here's my workflow. Step 0: Get into the groove and enhance skills
... and more Step 2: Explore the dataset
Step 3: Figure out what kind of story you want to tell
Step 4: Go hunting some more for appropriate ways to visualize
Since you're visualizing frequency of digits, looking into comparison with other distributions might be worthwhile. Step 5: Preprocess the data You might need to do some scripting or transformations on your data. Step 6: Visualize* Hope this helps.
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Thanks! Appreciate it!
(Jul 13 '10 at 05:09)
Kaizer Billimoria
I notice that Tov Are Jacobson has a (potentially) big list of info. Can you, Sir, create a "sticky" forum note or some such and share it with others too? Its a suggestion...
(Jul 13 '10 at 05:16)
Kaizer Billimoria
I'll be happy to. How do I do that, or could you?
(Jul 13 '10 at 05:44)
Tov Are Jacobsen
I guess you just create a new "question" and paste it? Alternatively, i'd be happy to help. If you could send me the entire list, I'd be glad to host it on google docs and provide a link to the same.
(Jul 13 '10 at 06:02)
Kaizer Billimoria
Your title "What is typical workflow for visualization projects" fits the bill for an exhaustive list. You could edit your question with the information contained in all the answers you get.
(Jul 13 '10 at 06:10)
Tov Are Jacobsen
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You can browse through this article on the ACM Queue that shows a very large amount of professional interactive visualizations.
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Thanks! This is helpful!
(Jul 13 '10 at 05:09)
Kaizer Billimoria
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