R9
What are the implications of ‘confirmation bias’ on data visualizations? If a viewer is prejudiced against a certain set of data, will they subconsciously reject the »
R8
Is letting the viewer curate their own data visualization somehow better than presenting something static and purposefully crafted? Perhaps interactivity is more democratic or unbiased, but »
Reading 6 – Jacob Harris
Is it unethical to focus only on the “zoomed out” portion of a data set? If individual-specific data isn’t available, is it worthwhile to focus »
r5
“The Purpose of data visualization–any data visualization–is to illuminate data. To show patterns and relationships that are otherwise hidden in an impenetrable mass of »
r4
Response Questions 3-20 • Clearly there are many ways to make data visualization misleading, but often this is a result of making a graph more visually enticing. »
R3
R3 “The issue is about diagrams that are accurate, versus those that are understandable” In the field of information visualization, is legibility more important than accuracy? »
R2: Article Response Questions
Response Questions Is the amount of dissent to major scientific ideas trending downward over time? Or are there just as many skeptics to brand new ideas »
R1
R1 Response Questions Does the “ease” of Python or its lack of complex syntax have any negative impact on what it can produce? What are the »
Box Plots
Box Plots Introduced in 1977 by mathematician John Tukey, the box plot is a two-part depiction of a given data set, using a central "box" and »