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<Font size =5>'''Introduction to Visual Analytics'''</font>
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== Content ==
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Introduction to the course
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*  Why this course?
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*  What does it cover?
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*  Who is involved?
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*  What assignments?
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*  Rules to be followed
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Motivations of Visual Analytics
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*  Massive data
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*  Complex problem
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*  Visual Representation
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*  New visual paradigm
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*  Hidden insight
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The Visual Analytics Framework
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*  The Science of Analytical Reasoning
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*  Sense-Making Methods
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*  Components of visual analytics
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*  History of visual analytics
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*  The visual analytics process
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*  Application challenges
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*  Technical challenges
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A Gallery of Visual Analytics applications
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Visualising and Analysing Univariate Data
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*  Data discovery with bar chart
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*  Data discovery with dotplot
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Visualising and Analysing Bivariate Categorical Data</font>
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* Exploring two categorical variables
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* Working with mosaic plot and trellis
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* Bivariate categorical data analysis best practices
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== Hands-on Session ==
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Self-learning Tableau
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* Getting Started [http://www.tableau.com/learn/tutorials/on-demand/getting-started]
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* Tableau Interface [http://www.tableau.com/learn/tutorials/on-demand/tableau-interface]
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* Connecting to Data: From Getting Started with Data to Data Blending 
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== Daily Readings ==
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|Monday||60 mins||
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The best stats you've ever seen [http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen]'''Must view!'''
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A Tour through the Visualization Zoo [http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1805128]'''Must read!'''
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|Tuesday||60 mins||
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Why Visual Analytics [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uGRGqCFryg]'''Must view!'''
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Andrew Gelman and Antony Unwin (2011) Infovis and Statistical Graphics: Different Goals, Different Looks [http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/published/vis14.pdf]'''Must read!'''
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Robert Kosara (2012) Visualization: It’s More than Pictures! [http://stat-computing.org/newsletter/issues/scgn-22-1.pdf]'''Must read!'''
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|Wednesday||3hrs||
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Lesson 01
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* In-class hands-on exercise 01
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|Thursday||60 mins||
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Demystifying Visual Analytics, ''IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, March/April 2009'' e-journal @smu library '''Must read!'''
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The beauty of data visualization [http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html]'''Must view!'''
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Tools for Visualising [http://www.visualisingdata.com/index.php/resources/]
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Visual analysis for everyone [http://www.tableausoftware.com/whitepapers/visual-analysis-everyone]
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|Friday||60 mins||
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Visual Analytics - Mastering the Information Age [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3xbitEVfs]'''Must view!'''
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Data Visualisation, Australian Bureau of Statistics Research Paper, July 2007 [http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1211.0.55.001]
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== References ==
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James J. Thomas & Kristin A. Cook (ed) (2005) Illuminating the Path: The Research and Development Agenda of Visual Analytics [http://vis.pnnl.gov/pdf/RD_Agenda_VisualAnalytics.pdf]
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== Discussion ==
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[[Talk:Lesson01|Discussion Lesson 01]]

Revision as of 00:46, 9 August 2016

Vaa.jpg ISSS608 Visual Analytics and Applications

About

Weekly Session

Assignments

Visual Analytics Project

Course Resources

 


Introduction to Visual Analytics

Lesson 1 slides

Content

Introduction to the course

  • Why this course?
  • What does it cover?
  • Who is involved?
  • What assignments?
  • Rules to be followed

Motivations of Visual Analytics

  • Massive data
  • Complex problem
  • Visual Representation
  • New visual paradigm
  • Hidden insight

The Visual Analytics Framework

  • The Science of Analytical Reasoning
  • Sense-Making Methods
  • Components of visual analytics
  • History of visual analytics
  • The visual analytics process
  • Application challenges
  • Technical challenges

A Gallery of Visual Analytics applications

Visualising and Analysing Univariate Data

  • Data discovery with bar chart
  • Data discovery with dotplot

Visualising and Analysing Bivariate Categorical Data

  • Exploring two categorical variables
  • Working with mosaic plot and trellis
  • Bivariate categorical data analysis best practices


Hands-on Session

Self-learning Tableau

  • Getting Started [1]
  • Tableau Interface [2]
  • Connecting to Data: From Getting Started with Data to Data Blending


Daily Readings

Day Time required Readings
Monday 60 mins

The best stats you've ever seen [3]Must view!

A Tour through the Visualization Zoo [4]Must read!

Tuesday 60 mins

Why Visual Analytics [5]Must view!

Andrew Gelman and Antony Unwin (2011) Infovis and Statistical Graphics: Different Goals, Different Looks [6]Must read!

Robert Kosara (2012) Visualization: It’s More than Pictures! [7]Must read!

Wednesday 3hrs

Lesson 01

  • In-class hands-on exercise 01


Thursday 60 mins

Demystifying Visual Analytics, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, March/April 2009 e-journal @smu library Must read!

The beauty of data visualization [8]Must view!

Tools for Visualising [9]

Visual analysis for everyone [10]

Friday 60 mins

Visual Analytics - Mastering the Information Age [11]Must view!

Data Visualisation, Australian Bureau of Statistics Research Paper, July 2007 [12]


References

James J. Thomas & Kristin A. Cook (ed) (2005) Illuminating the Path: The Research and Development Agenda of Visual Analytics [13]


Discussion

Discussion Lesson 01