Talk:Lesson02
The pre-lesson readings highlighted the common pitfall which many people commit during presentations – not thinking through properly on how best to communicate their ideas/findings across to the audience. It is a pity that the hard work of data acquisition, processing and analysis would be eroded by such ineffective dissemination.
The authors flagged up by Dr Kam have interesting comments on the poor use of charts and plots. I particularly like the articles by Stephen Few (in case you are not able to borrow the book from library, there is a set of presentation slides online, with script that comes with a good dose of sarcasm). Links below for sharing please.
- Show Me the Numbers Designing Tables & Graphs to Enlighten, 2004 (https://www.courses.washington.edu%2Finfo424%2F2007%2Freadings%2FShow_Me_the_Numbers_v2.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHLYeHtj323sJLbvurF2ySDOBsavw&sig2=biX7V3Rpn0lK6f52b6TopA)
- Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe: Selecting the Right Graph for Your Message, Sep 2004 (https://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/ie/the_right_graph.pdf)
- Are mosaic plots worthwhile, Jan/Feb/Mar 2014 (https://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/are_mosaic_plots_worthwhile.pdf)
Cheers!!
Designing a good visual chart or graphical representation is an art, coupled with the science of Visual Psychology. The science in designing the chart governs the basic mistakes to avoid such as improper use of colours, meaningless graphic, highlighting the not critical part of the chart, etc. The art involves beautifully arranging the info to make the chart easily read and understand. Equally important is transforming the data into the “correct” format based on the type of data in order to extract meaningful insights.
Raymond.goh.2015 (talk) 11:52, 23 August 2016 (SGT)Raymond Goh
