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=Lesson Outline=
 
=Lesson Outline=
  
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* Course Overview
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* Getting Smarter about Visual Information
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* Motivation of Visual Analytics for Business Intelligence
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** The evil is at the data
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** Myths of Data Visualisation for Business Intelligence
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* Visualising Amounts
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* What Visual Analytics is
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** Bar chart
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* Visual Analytics in History
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** Pareto chart
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* Intents of Visual Analytics for Business Intelligence
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** Grouped and stacked bars
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* Visual Analytics Tools
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** Dot plot
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* Visualising Distribution
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** Histogram
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** Density plot
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** Boxplot
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** Notched boxplot
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** Violin plot
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** Q-Q plot
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* Visualising Relationships Among Two Continuous Variables
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** Scatter plot
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* Visualising Associations Among Two Categorical Variables
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** Mosaic plot
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* Visualising Uncertainty
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** Error bars
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** Confidence strips
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** Ridge plot
  
  
 
=Readings=
 
=Readings=
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==Boxplot==
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* [https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-boxplots-5e2df7bcbd51 Understanding Boxplots]
  
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==Core Readings==
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==Violin Plots==
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* [http://dataremixed.com/2012/05/data-visualization-clarity-or-aesthetics/ Data Visualization: Clarity or Aesthetics?]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_plot Violin Plot-wikipedia]
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* [http://dataremixed.com/2012/05/clarity-or-aesthetics-part-2-a-tale-of-four-quadrants/ Clarity or Aesthetics? Part 2 – A Tale of Four Quadrants]
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* [https://search.proquest.com/openview/dcd68eb137d2d6b08aa23f37e34e0b01/1?pq-origsite=gscholar Hintze, Jerry L.; Nelson, Ray D. (1998). "Violin Plots: A Box Plot-Density Trace Synergism". The American Statistician. 52 (2): 181–4]
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* [http://dataremixed.com/2012/06/clarity-or-aesthetics-part-3-tips-for-achieving-both/ Clarity or Aesthetics? Part 3 – Tips for Achieving Both]
 
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* [http://junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/junk-charts-trifecta-checkup-the-definitive-guide.html Junk Charts Trifecta Checkup: The Definitive Guide]
 
  
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==Optional Readings==
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==Notched Box Plots==
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/davidsstatistics/home/notched-box-plots Notched Box Plots]
  
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* [http://flowingdata.com/2010/07/22/7-basic-rules-for-making-charts-and-graphs/ 7 Basic Rules for Making Charts and Graphs]
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==Dot Plots==
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/quantitative_literacy_across_curriculum.pdf Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum]
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* [https://search-proquest-com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/docview/228429978?rfr_id=info%3Axri%2Fsid%3Aprimo Dot plots]
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/ie/visual_perception.pdf Tapping the Power of Visual Perception]  
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* [http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2468 Dot Plots: A Useful Alternative to Bar Charts]
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/sometimes_we_must_raise_our_voices.pdf Sometimes We Must Raise Our Voices]
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/quantitative_data.pdf Best Practices for Understanding Quantitative Data]
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==Trellis Display==
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/encoding_values_in_graph.pdf Data Visualization: Rules for Encoding Values in Graph]
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* [https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/stable/1390777?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents The Visual Design and Control of Trellis Display]
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/b-eye/choosing_colors.pdf Choosing Colors for Data Visualization]
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* [https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/doi/full/10.1002/wics.121 Trellis display]
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* [http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/line_graphs_and_irregular_intervals.pdf Line Graphs and Irregular Intervals: An Incompatible Partnership]
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2671674_Trellis_Displays_vs_Interactive_Graphics Trellis Displays vs. Interactive Graphics]
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=Learning from Examples=
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==Pareto Chart==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_chart Pareto chart]
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* [https://www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/doi/abs/10.1198/000313006X152243 Revising the Pareto Chart]
  
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* [http://www.thefunctionalart.com/2019/03/when-your-own-data-contradicts-your.html When your own data contradicts your headline]
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==Packed Bars==
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* [https://medium.economist.com/mistakes-weve-drawn-a-few-8cdd8a42d368 Mistakes, we’ve drawn a few]
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* [https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Blog/Introducing-packed-bars-a-new-chart-form/ba-p/39972# Introducing packed bars, a new chart form]
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* [https://www.tableau.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/three_steps_to_make_your_data_clearer_the_gi_tableau_guide.pdf Three Steps to Make Your Data Clearer]
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* [https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rPackedBar/index.html rPackedBar: Packed Bar Charts with 'plotly']
  
  
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* [https://www.tableau.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/which_chart_or_graph_v2.pdf Which chart or graphis right for you?]
 
* [https://www.tableau.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/which_chart_or_graph_v2.pdf Which chart or graphis right for you?]
 
* [https://www.tableau.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/goodenoughtogreat.pdf Good Enough to Great: A Quick Guide for Better Data Visualizations]
 
* [https://www.tableau.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/goodenoughtogreat.pdf Good Enough to Great: A Quick Guide for Better Data Visualizations]
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* [https://www.tableau.com/sites/default/files/media/whitepaper_surveydata_v4.pdf Visualizing Survey Data]
  
 
==Tutorial==
 
==Tutorial==
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=Visual Analytics Method(s) of the Week=
 
=Visual Analytics Method(s) of the Week=
  
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==Boxplot==
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==Age-sex Pyramid==
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* [https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-boxplots-5e2df7bcbd51 Understanding Boxplots]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_pyramid Population pyramid]
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* [https://www.thoughtco.com/age-sex-pyramids-and-population-pyramids-1435272 Age-Sex and Population Pyramids: The Most Useful Graphs in Population Geography]
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==Violin Plots==
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* [https://www.populationpyramid.net/singapore/2017/ Population Pyramid Singapore]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_plot Violin Plot-wikipedia]
 
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* [https://search.proquest.com/openview/dcd68eb137d2d6b08aa23f37e34e0b01/1?pq-origsite=gscholar Hintze, Jerry L.; Nelson, Ray D. (1998). "Violin Plots: A Box Plot-Density Trace Synergism". The American Statistician. 52 (2): 181–4]
 
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==Notched Box Plots==
 
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/davidsstatistics/home/notched-box-plots Notched Box Plots]
 
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==Dot Plots==
 
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* [https://search-proquest-com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/docview/228429978?rfr_id=info%3Axri%2Fsid%3Aprimo Dot plots]
 
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* [http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/2468 Dot Plots: A Useful Alternative to Bar Charts]
 
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==Trellis Display==
 
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* [https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/stable/1390777?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents The Visual Design and Control of Trellis Display]
 
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* [https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/doi/full/10.1002/wics.121 Trellis display]
 
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* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2671674_Trellis_Displays_vs_Interactive_Graphics Trellis Displays vs. Interactive Graphics]
 
  
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==Funnel Plots==
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==Pareto Chart==
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* [https://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/variation_and_its_discontents.pdf Variation and Its Discontents: Funnel Plots for Fair Comparisons]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_chart Pareto chart]
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* [https://understandinguncertainty.org/fertility What are the chances of successful fertility treatment?]
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* [https://www-tandfonline-com.libproxy.smu.edu.sg/doi/abs/10.1198/000313006X152243 Revising the Pareto Chart]
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* [https://understandinguncertainty.org/three-fold-variation-uk-bowel-cancer-death-rates Three-fold variation in UK bowel cancer death rates(?)]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pptICtCPSVg Creating Pareto Charts in Tableau]
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* [https://pophealthmetrics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1478-7954-9-58 Using funnel plots in public health surveillance]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIH19j_YG24 Two Color Pareto Area Chart]
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* [https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Blog/Graph-Makeover-Where-same-sex-couples-live-in-the-US/ba-p/30616 Graph Makeover: Where same-sex couples live in the US]
 
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* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/516b/afaccbd9b9bf82c9afdf507121f1a52e3093.pdf Using maps and funnel plots to explore variation in place of death from cancer within London, 2002–2007]
 

Latest revision as of 10:07, 14 February 2020

Va.jpg IS428 Visual Analytics for Business Intelligence

About

Weekly Session

Assignments

Visual Analytics Project

Course Resources

 


Fundamentals of Visual Analytics

Lesson Outline

  • Getting Smarter about Visual Information
    • The evil is at the data
  • Visualising Amounts
    • Bar chart
    • Pareto chart
    • Grouped and stacked bars
    • Dot plot
  • Visualising Distribution
    • Histogram
    • Density plot
    • Boxplot
    • Notched boxplot
    • Violin plot
    • Q-Q plot
  • Visualising Relationships Among Two Continuous Variables
    • Scatter plot
  • Visualising Associations Among Two Categorical Variables
    • Mosaic plot
  • Visualising Uncertainty
    • Error bars
    • Confidence strips
    • Ridge plot


Readings

Boxplot

Violin Plots

Notched Box Plots

Dot Plots

Trellis Display

Pareto Chart

Packed Bars


All About Tableau

White Paper

Tutorial


Visual Analytics Method(s) of the Week

Age-sex Pyramid

Pareto Chart

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