Lesson 2

IS428 Visual Analytics for Business Intelligence

About

Weekly Session

Assignments

Visual Analytics Project

Course Resources

Core Readings

• 7 Basic Rules for Making Charts and Graphs

Optional Readings

• Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/quantitative_literacy_across_curriculum.pdf)
• Tapping the Power of Visual Perception (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/ie/visual_perception.pdf)
• Sometimes We Must Raise Our Voices (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/sometimes_we_must_raise_our_voices.pdf)
• Best Practices for Understanding Quantitative Data (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/quantitative_data.pdf)
• Data Visualization: Rules for Encoding Values in Graph (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/encoding_values_in_graph.pdf)
• Choosing Colors for Data Visualization (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/choosing_colors.pdf)
• Line Graphs and Irregular Intervals: An Incompatible Partnership (http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/line_graphs_and_irregular_intervals.pdf)