Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Week 11 Lecture

Datavisualisation or 'dataviz' is an effective way of displaying information in an organised ways so that correlations and causes can be determined. This can allow people to predict future trends in major issues such as global warming, poverty and increasing population.

Dataviz 'translates' data to humans by taking advantage of some basic human instincts. Humans can easily detect shape, colour, position, patterns and movement.

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