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* Getting Started [http://www.tableau.com/learn/tutorials/on-demand/getting-started]
 
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Demystifying Visual Analytics, ''IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, March/April 2009'' e-journal @smu library '''Must read!'''
  
Lesson 01
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Visual Analytics - Mastering the Information Age [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3xbitEVfs]'''Must view!'''
  
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Visual analysis for everyone [http://www.tableausoftware.com/whitepapers/visual-analysis-everyone]
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Demystifying Visual Analytics, ''IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, March/April 2009'' e-journal @smu library '''Must read!'''
 
 
The beauty of data visualization [http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html]'''Must view!'''
 
  
 
Tools for Visualising [http://www.visualisingdata.com/index.php/resources/]
 
Tools for Visualising [http://www.visualisingdata.com/index.php/resources/]
  
Visual analysis for everyone [http://www.tableausoftware.com/whitepapers/visual-analysis-everyone]
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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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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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Visual Analytics - Mastering the Information Age [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3xbitEVfs]'''Must view!'''
 
  
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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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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Revision as of 09:06, 9 August 2016

Vaa.jpg ISSS608 Visual Analytics and Applications

About

Weekly Session

Assignments

Visual Analytics Project

Course Resources

 


Demystifying 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


Daily Readings

Day Time required Readings
Day 1 60 mins

The best stats you've ever seen [1]Must view!

A Tour through the Visualization Zoo [2]Must read!

Day 2 60 mins

Why Visual Analytics [3]Must view!

Andrew Gelman and Antony Unwin (2011) Infovis and Statistical Graphics: Different Goals, Different Looks [4]Must read!

Robert Kosara (2012) Visualization: It’s More than Pictures! [5]Must read!

Day 3 60 mins

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

Visual Analytics - Mastering the Information Age [6]Must view!

Visual analysis for everyone [7]

Day 4 60 mins

Tools for Visualising [8]

The beauty of data visualization [9]Must view!

Data Visualisation, Australian Bureau of Statistics Research Paper, July 2007 [10]

Day 5 60 mins


Self-learning Tableau

  • Getting Started [11]
  • Tableau Interface [12]
  • Connecting to Data: From Getting Started with Data to Data Blending


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