A Picture is Worth a Thousand Data Points: Introduction to Visualization

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Abstract

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. My response to that? A picture is also worth a thousand data points! However, not all pictures are created equal: a good visualization tells a story and helps the viewer to understand the data. A polished visualization can help you In the first half of this workshop, I will discuss the seven sins of visualization, and how to avoid them. I will introduce guidelines on how to make excellent visualization choices. In the second half of the workshop, I will guide the participants in an interactive session on creating meaningful visualizations with just a few lines of code.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages42
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NamePresented at the CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, 13-15 September 2023, Dallas, Texas

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5700-87388

Keywords

  • code
  • tutorial
  • visualization
  • workshop

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