Visual insights : a practical guide to making sense of data /

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 applies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Börner, Katy (Author), Polley, David E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : 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.

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.