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Exercise 2-1H: Visualizations

Step 1: Look at the tables and figures in an example article or find an example related to your project.
Step 2: Evaluate the visual by asking yourself the following questions. Post your analysis of the visual as a short paragraph in Forums on Sakai:
  1. What is the visual depicting? How is the visual labeled? What colors are used? How does the use of text and color influence your perception of the data?
  2. Does the author highlight or emphasize certain aspects of the data? How?
  3. How is the visual organized? What units are used to measure the data? How do these measurements influence the aggregation of the data? Has the data been cropped or filtered?
  4. Does the visual include a key? Is the visual easy to read? Does the author provide a textual interpretation of the visual?
  5. Who produced the data? Did it come from a reputable source, like a university or governmental agency? What do you imagine was the intent behind the study?

 

 

For an editable Google doc of this exercise that you can download, click here.