Information visualization, for the rest of us
I am not a statistician and really admire my colleagues who embark in these fields. However, one of the difficulties I always had was to stare at tables, at numbers, waiting for answers to jump at my questions. Though I don’t consider myself impaired for math or stats, there is a better way, at least for me, to ‘see’ the stories behind the numbers, the stories behind tables, the stories behind the statistics. Visualizing the data has been my preferred way of obtaining stories.
With new technologies like Gapminder, it is possible to dynamically ‘see’ what is happening with the information or number stories, throughout time. I learned about Gapminder thanks to a Ted Talk link sent by Jay Parkinson MD. Take a look at the presentation. And enjoy!
