Guiding principles of visualization

Communicating Data Insights

Joe Franklin

Senior Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

Driving success

Recap:

Looking ahead:

Understand what makes a visualization powerful and how to create impactful visualizations.

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Visualizations aim to share general information that can be quickly understood and actioned.

Overall trend information is more important than knowing exact details when constructing a visual.

Trying to be too specific is a common issue with visualizations.

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A pie chart showing 3 primary colors

A pie chart showing 3 primary colors with numbers overlaid

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Visualizations are meant to show some information, not all information about a dataset.

Don't try to do too much with a visualization.

Aim for simplicity over complexity.

Complex formats are powerful but should be used sparingly.

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Is there anything I can remove?

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Two charts side by side

Visualizing data is a two-way street.

Don't deviate severely from established paradigms.

Make minor incremental changes and gather audience feedback.

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Communicating Data Insights