Visualizing Data: I Don't Remember That Memo, but I Do Remember That Graph

Abstract

IDA analysts strive to communicate clearly and effectively. Good data visualizations can enhance reports by making the conclusions easier to understand and more memorable. The goal of this seminar is to help you avoid settling for factory defaults and instead present your conclusions through visually appealing and understandable charts. Topics covered include choosing the right level of detail, guidelines for different types of graphical elements (titles, legends, annotations, etc.), selecting the right variable encodings (color, plot symbol, etc.), advice on practical implementations, and determining whether to include a chart at all. Most of the time, theres no single right answer, so this presentation will include audience discussion to examine the trade-offs associated with different options.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1148845

Entities

People

  • Andrew Flack
  • Brian Vickers
  • Heather Wojton
  • Matthew Avery

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Best Practices
  • Coding
  • Data Visualization
  • Department Of Defense
  • False Alarms
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Heart Diseases
  • Information Operations
  • Information Science
  • Law
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Virginia
  • Visual Perception
  • Visualizations

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Educational Psychology
  • Systems Analysis and Design