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This dissertation forum explores data visualization techniques, types of visualizations, and various visualization tools to effectively communicate information. Discover word clouds, charts and diagrams, timelines, maps, and more.
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DATA VISUALIZATION 2019 DISSERTATION FORUM @USF February 22, 2019 Barbara Lewis Digital Learning Librarian bilewis@usf.edu 813-974-4040 @UsfDh • Library Liaison to: • Communication • History • Mass Communications • Women's & Gender Studies • World Languages
Data Visualization … refers to the techniques used to communicate data or information as visual objects contained in graphics. The goal is to communicate information clearly and efficiently to users.
Data Visualizations • Types of visualizations • Word Clouds • Charts & Diagrams • Pie, Bar, Bubble, etc. Charts • Network, Venn, Ishikawa, etc. Diagrams • Timelines • Maps • Geographic • Concept – organize and visualize knowledge • Mind – generate and explorie ideas • Heat – represent data via colors • Infographics
Visualization Tools • Voyant Tools, TAPoR - text analysis • MALLET – topic modeling, etc. • NVivo – QDA for text & multimedia • Tableau, Gephi - data visualization • Scrivenor – word-processing & outlining for authors • Editors • Sublime Text • oXygen XML Editor • Omeka, Curatescape, eMaze – online exhibits • Scalar – multimodal publications and online exhibits • Tiki Toki, TimelineJS, MyHistro – chronological views • Story Maps, Weave, CartoDB– geographic views • Sway, Spark, Twine – digital storytelling • Canva, Visualize, Piktochart - infographics
Visualization Tools • Finance Online, 2019 - 20 Best Data Visualization Software Solutions of 2019 • https://financesonline.com/data-visualization/ • Most Programming, Feb. 2018 - 12 of the Best Visualisation Tools Available • https://most-us.com/2018/02/21/12-data-visualization-tools-excel-bringing-data-life/ • Forbes, July 2017 - The 7 Best Data Visualization Tools Available Today • https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/07/20/the-7-best-data-visualization-tools-in-2017/# • Big Data Made Simple, Sept. 2017 - Review of 20 Best Big Data Visualization Tools • https://bigdata-madesimple.com/review-of-20-best-big-data-visualization-tools/ • Computerworld, May 2017 - 22 free tools for data visualization and analysis • https://www.computerworld.com/article/2507728/enterprise-applications/enterprise-applications-22-free-tools-for-data-visualization-and-analysis.html • G2 Crowd, 2019 – Best Text Analysis Software • https://www.g2crowd.com/categories/text-analysis