Posts Tagged ‘graphs’

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

January 17th, 2009

Ralph Lengler and Martin Eppler show a variety of many different visualization methods, arranged as a periodic table. Six categories differentiate the various entries by visualization type: Data, Information, Concept, Strategy, Metaphor, and Compound: http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html (version 1.5; no date).

Make sure you mouse over the “elements” to see samples and learn more! Great idea!

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Choosing a good chart…

January 17th, 2009

Found a great decision graph on how to pick the right chart type for your next presentation(s): http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/choosing_a_good.html

Writen by Andrew Abela, it displays visually how to choose (what he thinks is) the best type of graph for a particular need. Clear, concise, and useful, it’s a good way to get started. The comments have some other ideas and pages with similar info.

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