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Selected data visualization resources.
Updated on Apr 23, 13
Created on Apr 08, 13
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The slides from my presentation, which have a few links scattered throughout.
Data Sources
If you don't have your own data or are too impatient to collect some, why not try some of the free data on the web?
Twitter's FAQ page for downloading your archive of tweets. Provides a CSV and JSON files with rich metadata.
Premier Examples
These are very well-done, insightful examples of data visualization in practice.
Great example of what *not* to do.
Simple, brilliant visualization of various national statistics like GDP, life expectancy, etc.
Simple treemap that allows us to contextualize vast sums of money.
Great blog for data visualization, the latest cool examples but also new tools, theory, approaches.
Really great, comprehensive list of different types of charts. Can be good for thinking creatively about which chart to apply to a data set.
Tools & Learning
Places to learn, things to use.
Nice curated list of JavaScript data visualization libraries (e.g. Processing.js) & other software tools (e.g. Tableau Public, Many Eyes). Probably still too many items listed but a good starting place.
Nice site to learn drawing/animating in JavaScript, uses something similar to Processing.js
Nice place for librarians who want to learn code to hang out & support each other.
Books
Edward Tufte's books are classics in the field but A) very redundant with each other & B) written for print, not the interactive web.
A book specifically on using Processing to visualize data, but it begins with the best overview of the data viz process (from data acquisition to adding interactivity) I've seen.
Great overall look at presenting statistics accurately with some good info specifically on visualizations, too.
My notes on Tufte's "Visual Display of Quantitative Information."
More modern, accessible introduction to data visualization by the author of the Flowing Data blog.
29 items | 20 visits
Selected data visualization resources.
Updated on Apr 23, 13
Created on Apr 08, 13
Category: Science
URL: