Data Visualization Made Simple Insights Into Becoming Visual (Pb 2019) by Kristen Sosulski
Kristen Sosulski . Unknown Year . English
Data Visualization Made Simple is a practical guide to the fundamentals, strategies, and real-world cases for data visualization, an essential skill required in today’s information-rich world. With foundations rooted in statistics, psychology, and computer science, data visualization offers practitioners in almost every field a coherent way to share findings from original research, big data, learning analytics, and more. In nine appealing chapters, the book: examines the role of data graphics in decision-making, sharing information, sparking discussions, and inspiring future research; scrutinizes data graphics, deliberates on the messages they convey, and looks at options for design visualization; and includes cases and interviews to provide a contemporary view of how data graphics are used by professionals across industries Both novices and seasoned designers in education, business, and other areas can use this book’s effective, linear process to develop data visualization literacy and promote exploratory, inquiry-based approaches to visualization problems.
Categories: Psychology
About the Author
Dr. Kristen Sosulski is an Associate Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business where she teaches MBA students and executives data visualization, programming and business analytics. She is the Director of the Learning Science Lab for NYU Stern where she develops immersive online learning environments for business school education. Her award winning book, Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights into Becoming Visual was recently published in September 2018 by Routledge. Kristen is also the co-author of the Essentials of Online Course Design: A Standards-Based Guide (Routledge, 2011, second edition, Routledge, 2015) and The Savvy Student's Guide to Online Learning (Routledge, 2013). As a leading expert on data visualization, Kristen regularly consults, delivers seminars, and leads workshops on data visualization techniques and best practices. You can find her speaking on the subject at events like Social Media Week NYC, plot.ly's PlotCon conference, and Tableau's events and to organizations like the National Association of Public Opinion and the National Economic Research Association. Kristen's passion for technology and learning sciences converges in all facets of her career, inside and outside of the classroom. Follow her on Twitter at @sosulski and learn more at http://kristensosulski.com.
