54.103
Principles of Explanatory Information Visualization

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Objectives

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• define explanatory versus exploratory information visualization
• apply best practices to create compelling explanatory visualizations

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Overview

Tutorial

The narrated slide deck below summarizes key aspects of the design of explanatory visualizations by using numerous examples based on Knaflic (2015).

Slide Deck: Information Visualization

Learn More

• Read the white paper by FusionCharts on Principles of Data Visualization - What We See in a Visual.

• Browse Data Visualization at the Duke University Libraries for more resources, sample visualizations, and a deeper look at visual chart types. The site also contains numerous examples of visualizations that follow the style of Edward Tufte.

Summary

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Files & Resources

All Files for Lesson 54.103

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References

Knaflic, C. N. (2015). Storytelling with data: A data visualization guide for business professionals. John Wiley & Sons.

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