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A Presenta*on from The NewMR “Advances in Quan*ta*ve Research” Event
19 September, 2012
Event sponsored by Affinnova All copyright owned by The Future Place and the presenters of the material
For more informa=on about Affinnova visit www.affinnova.com For more informa=on about NewMR events visit newmr.org
The ‘science’ of crea=ng good graphs Tim Bock, Q
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
The ‘science’ of creating good charts
Tim Bock, Q www.q-researchsoftware.com
[email protected] +61 425 241 989
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
A good chart: a chart that can be quickly and
accurately deciphered
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Overview
• How we comprehend charts
• Less obvious cognitive limitations
• Techniques for improving data visualizations
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Observe Translate Associate Infer
How we comprehend a chart
Created using Excel 2013
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Observe Translate Associate Infer
How we comprehend a chart
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Observe Translate Associate Infer
How we comprehend a chart
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Observe Translate Associate Infer
How we comprehend a chart
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1. Maximize white space
Techniques for improving data visualizations
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Source: Newspoll
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Source: Newspoll Created using Excel 2013
Technique 2: Simplify the data (e.g., smooth)
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Obvious implications
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Less obvious cogni=ve
limita=ons
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
we can plot in at least 9 graphical dimensions
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Which dimensions are best?
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Adapted from Figure 6 Green, Marc. 1998. Toward a Perceptual Science of Mul=dimensional Data Visualiza=on: Ber=n and Beyond. hbp://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs448b-‐06-‐winter/papers/Green_Towards.pdf.
Spot the odd one out
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Adapted from Figure 6 Green, Marc. 1998. Toward a Perceptual Science of Mul=dimensional Data Visualiza=on: Ber=n and Beyond. hbp://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs448b-‐06-‐winter/papers/Green_Towards.pdf.
Spot the odd one out
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Spot the odd one out
Adapted from Figure 6 Green, Marc. 1998. Toward a Perceptual Science of Mul=dimensional Data Visualiza=on: Ber=n and Beyond. hbp://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs448b-‐06-‐winter/papers/Green_Towards.pdf.
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Adapted from Figure 6 Green, Marc. 1998. Toward a Perceptual Science of Mul=dimensional Data Visualiza=on: Ber=n and Beyond. hbp://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs448b-‐06-‐winter/papers/Green_Towards.pdf.
Spot the odd one out
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Our cognitive limitations
1. We are poor at processing information in 4+ dimensions (the fewer the better) ¹
¹Ber=n, J. (1967). Sémiologie graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes. Paris, Gauthiers-‐Villars.
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Our cognitive limitations
1. We are poor at processing information in 4+ dimensions (the fewer the better) ¹
2. We are poor at processing colour
¹Ber=n, J. (1967). Sémiologie graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes. Paris, Gauthiers-‐Villars.
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What is the pattern?
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
What is the pattern?
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What is the pattern?
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Adapted from Pinker, Stephen (1990), "A Theory of Graph Comprehension," in Ar=ficial Intelligence and the Future of Tes=ng, Roy O. Freedle, Ed.: Routledge.
What is the pattern?
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Our cognitive limitations
1. We are poor at processing information in 4+ dimensions (the fewer the better) ¹
2. We are poor at processing colour non-spatial dimensions (i.e., horizontal and vertical position)¹
¹Ber=n, J. (1967). Sémiologie graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes. Paris, Gauthiers-‐Villars.
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Which bar is longer?
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Which bar is longer?
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Which bar is longer?
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Which bar is longer?
Tversky, Barbara (2001), "Spa=al Schemas in Depic=ons," in spa=al schemas and abstract thought, M. Gans, Ed. Cambidge: MIT Press.
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Our cognitive limitations
²Tversky, Barbara (2001), "Spa=al Schemas in Depic=ons," in spa=al schemas and abstract thought, M. Gans, Ed. Cambidge: MIT Press.
1. We are poor at processing information in 4+ dimensions (the fewer the better) ¹
2. We are poor at processing non-spatial dimensions (i.e., horizontal and vertical position)¹
3. Vertical is best, closely followed by horizontal²
¹Ber=n, J. (1967). Sémiologie graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes. Paris, Gauthiers-‐Villars.
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WHY?
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
You have 3 seconds to remember what is on the
next slide
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asercaliftiragiupliscoceouxpilidis
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Did you fail?
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You have 3 seconds to remember what’s on the
next slide
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supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Our cognitive limitations
²Tversky, Barbara (2001), "Spa=al Schemas in Depic=ons," in spa=al schemas and abstract thought, M. Gans, Ed. Cambidge: MIT Press.
1. We are poor at processing information in 4+ dimensions (the fewer the better) ¹
2. We are poor at processing non-spatial dimensions (i.e., horizontal and vertical position)¹
3. Vertical is best, closely followed by horizontal²
4. It is harder to process unfamiliar information²
¹Ber=n, J. (1967). Sémiologie graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes. Paris, Gauthiers-‐Villars.
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We understand pies
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We understand height and columns (piles)
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We understand lines and slopes
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
Our cognitive limitations
²Tversky, Barbara (2001), "Spa=al Schemas in Depic=ons," in spa=al schemas and abstract thought, M. Gans, Ed. Cambidge: MIT Press.
1. We are poor at processing information in 4+ dimensions (the fewer the better) ¹
2. We are poor at processing non-spatial dimensions (i.e., horizontal and vertical position)¹
3. Vertical is best, closely followed by horizontal²
4. It is harder to process unfamiliar information²
5. When examining familiar shapes we like to draw standard inferences from these shapes²
¹Ber=n, J. (1967). Sémiologie graphique: les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes. Paris, Gauthiers-‐Villars.
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We do not expect to see “trends” in piles
We anticipate trends in lines
Created using Excel 2013
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Net Promoter Score (%) Bank A’s NPS is trending upwards (at a decreasing rate), and will likely soon pass Bank B. Bank B’s NPS is stable.
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1. Maximize white space
2. Simplify data
3. Identify the key data/pattern to be communicated and then work out how to display the data
Techniques for improving data visualizations
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Technique 4: Harmonize graphical elements
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Change the height and width of plots so that the lines have an average slope of 45 degrees
*Cleveland, W. S. (1993). Visualizing Data. Summit, New Jersey, Hobart Press.
Technique 5: Bank to 45 degrees
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80º
85º
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PM (%
) Hawke
Keating
Howard
Rudd Gillard
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Now for some more challenging graphing
problems (and solu=ons)
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Default line plots are poor
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Brand B
Brand C
Brand D
Brand E
Brand F
Brand G
Brand H
Brand I
Brand J
Created using Excel 2013
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Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar2010 2011
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Brand EBrand FBrand GBrand HBrand I
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Even the harmonized plot is bad
Created using Q
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Brand A Brand B Brand C Brand D Brand E Brand F Brand G Brand H Brand I Brand J Brand K Other
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oter Score (%)
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
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Technique 6: Use ‘small multiples’ (little charts with a table-like layout)
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Brand A Brand B Brand C Brand D Brand E Brand F Brand G Brand H Brand I Brand J Brand K Other
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oter Score (%)
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
O N D J F M2010 2011
Significantly up Not significant Significantly down
Created using Q
Technique 7: Use colour to emphasize
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Net Promoter Score (%)
Brand A Brand B Brand C Brand D Brand E Brand F Brand G Brand H Brand I Brand J Brand K Other
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Columns show results from the last month. Arrows next to column labels indicate significance changes compared to previous month. Created using Q
Technique 8: Annotate with small plots
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USA
Russia
England
France Germany Denmark Portugal Holland Flanders
0 400 1000 1300 1700 1804
Hans towns Venice & Genoa
Spain Constantinople Alexandria Rome Carthage Israel & Judea Greece Tyra etc. Assyria etc. Egypt
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USA
Russia
England
France Germany Denmark Portugal Holland Flanders
0 400 1000 1300 1700 1804
Hans towns Venice & Genoa
Spain Constantinople Alexandria Rome Carthage Israel & Judea Greece Tyra etc. Assyria etc. Egypt
“Diagonaliza=on”
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1. Maximize white space
2. Simplify data
3. Identify the key data/pattern to be communicated and then work out how to display the data
4. Harmonize graphical elements
5. Bank to 45 degrees
6. Use “small multiples”
7. Use colour to emphasize
8. Annotate plots with small plots
9. Reorganize the data so that it resembles familiar patterns
Techniques for improving data visualizations
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FeminineHealth-‐conscious Innocent Older
Open tonew
experiences Rebellious Sleepy TraditionalWeight-‐conscious
Coke
Diet Coke
Coke Zero
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Max
%
FeminineHealth-‐conscious Innocent Older
Open tonew
experiences Rebellious Sleepy TraditionalWeight-‐conscious
Coke
Diet Coke
Coke Zero
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Max
%
Created using Q
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Created using Q
Sleepy Innocent FeminineWeight-‐conscious
Health-‐conscious
Open tonew
experiences Rebellious Older Traditional
Diet Pepsi
Diet Coke
Coke Zero
Pepsi Max
Pepsi
Coke
%
FeminineHealth-‐conscious Innocent Older
Open tonew
experiences Rebellious Sleepy TraditionalWeight-‐conscious
Coke
Diet Coke
Coke Zero
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Max
%
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Tim Bock, Q, Australia NewMR Advances in Quantitative Research Event, 19 September 2012, Session 2
1. Maximize white space
2. Simplify data
3. Identify the key data/pattern to be communicated and then work out how to display the data
4. Harmonize graphical elements
5. Bank to 45 degrees
6. Use “small multiples”
7. Use colour to emphasize
8. Annotate plots with small plots
9. Reorganize the data so that it resembles familiar patterns
SUMMARY Techniques for improving data visualizations
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Thank you
Tim Bock Q
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Q & A
Tim Bock Q
Ray Poynter VCU, Vision Critical
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Tim Bock, Q www.q-researchsoftware.com
[email protected] +61 425 241 989
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A Presenta*on from The NewMR “Advances in Quan*ta*ve Research” Event
19 September, 2012
Event sponsored by Affinnova All copyright owned by The Future Place and the presenters of the material
For more informa=on about Affinnova visit www.affinnova.com For more informa=on about NewMR events visit newmr.org
The ‘science’ of crea=ng good graphs Tim Bock, Q