Visual insights : a practical guide to making sense of data / Katy Börner and David E. Polley.

Visual insights : a practical guide to making sense of data / Katy Börner and David E. Polley.

"In 2010, Börner published Atlas of Science: Visualizing what We Know with us, and the work found an audience across a wide range of readers. Although Katy is busy working on the second Atlas volume, she has taken her info viz talents to the street via an Indiana University MOOC. This course ap...

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Main Authors: Börner, Katy (Author), Polley, David E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Information visualization.
Visualization > Data processing.
Data mining > Computer programs.
Computer graphics.
MOOCs (Web-based instruction)
Distance education > Computer-assisted instruction.
Internet in education.
computer graphics.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Visualization framework and workflow design
  • Temporal data
  • Geospatial data
  • Topical data
  • Tree data
  • Network data
  • Dynamic visualizations and deployment
  • Case studies. Understanding the diffusion of non-emergency call systems; Examining the success of World of warcraft game player activity; Using point of view cameras to study student-teacher interactions; Phylet: an interactive tree of life visualization; Isis: mapping the geospatial and topical distribution of The history of science journal
  • Visualizing the impact of the Hive NYC Learning Network
  • Discussion and outlook
  • Appendix.

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