Data Visualisation and Dashboarding

36 Questions

What percentage of the assessment is based on ICT?

30%

What is the primary goal of data visualization?

To accurately convey the data

What is one of the purposes of data visualization, according to the text?

To explore and analyse data

Who is quoted in the text, emphasizing the importance of data visualization skills?

Hal Varian

What is data visualization, according to the text?

Multidisciplinary, with aspects of science, usability, and art

What is one of the risks of bad data visualization, according to the text?

It can distort or mislead

What is the title of the handbook mentioned in the text?

Data Visualization: A Handbook for Data Driven Design

What is one of the tools used to create visualizations, according to the text?

R and Power BI

What is the key feature of Anscombe's quartet?

Four series of data with the same average, standard deviation, and variance

What method was used to study physical responses to emotional cues in the 2013 study?

Body outlines and spatial density heatmaps

What was the probable cause of the cholera outbreak in Soho, London in 1854, according to Dr. John Snow?

The Broad Street pump

What is the main idea behind the redrawn map of the cholera outbreak in 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'?

To show the spread of cholera through a city

What is the name of the researcher who described the 'germ theory' in 1861?

Louis Pasteur

How many participants were involved in the 2013 study on physical responses to emotional cues?

700

What is the primary goal of data visualization in the context of understanding influence?

To identify patterns and relationships in data

What is the significance of Dr. John Snow's work in the context of understanding influence?

He used data visualization to identify the source of a cholera outbreak

Who popularised the use of the boxplot in exploratory data analysis?

John W. Tukey

What book did Edward Tufte self-publish in 1982?

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

What did Edward Tufte find lacking in the available statistical graphics when he started teaching statistics?

Visual quality

What does the data ink ratio measure according to Edward Tufte?

The amount of ink used to display data versus non-data elements

Which type of chart is best for displaying quantitative values for different categories?

Bar chart

How should bars in a bar chart always start?

At zero

Which week introduces the concept of 'Perception & Gestalt concepts'?

Week 2

During which week is no teaching scheduled due to Engagement week?

Week 6

What is the focus of the lecture during week 5?

Data preparation & Exploratory Data Analysis

What type of assessment is conducted during an allocated tutorial slot in week 10?

In-class test

What concept is taught alongside 'Graphical Encodings'?

Design Principles

Which week includes a lecture on 'Spatial data and animation'?

Week 8

Which of the following describes an element depicted in the army retreat visualisation?

Geographic position

Which challenge is associated with understanding the expected data characteristics?

Data preparations

What transformation does the animated age and gender demographic example illustrate?

Pyramid turns into a rectangle

What is a significant weakness of the visualisation example with no axis?

Hard to distinguish lines

Who is considered one of the great data visualisation thinkers and is credited with formalising the bar, line, and pie charts?

William Playfair

In which year was William Playfair's 'The Commercial and Political Atlas' published?

1786

Which approach to data analysis and visualisation did John W. Tukey strongly argue for?

Exploratory approach

Which publication is mentioned under the section 'Good examples'?

'Information is Beautiful' by McCandless

Learn about the importance of data visualisation, creating quality visualisations using tools like R and Power BI, and designing interactive dashboards to communicate data insights.

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