Thursday, March 28, 2013

When Data Visualization Works — And When It Doesn't

http://ow.ly/juOP3

An article by Jim Stikeleather posted on the Harvard Business Review.  This article looks at the effective use of "Visualization" models to analyze "Big Data" sets.  The article points out vital factors that need to be considered when creating visualization diagrams to view patterns within data sets.

The article explores three main reasons to use visualization techniques, which the author defines as: Confirmation; Education and Exploration.  The author then discusses factors to consider in order to effectively use visualization, such as: Data Quality; Context: and Biases.


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