Describe a plan for visualizing data. Be specific. Use a real-life example.

Week 2

In the reading this course week, Kirk (2019) notes the importance of formulating your brief, in other words, making a plan.

• Describe a plan for visualizing data. Be specific. Use a real-life example.
• What threats exist? In other words, how might you inadvertently misrepresent the information?
• How do you know if you’ve created the right visualization? What drives the process?

Kirk, A. (2019) Data visualisation: A handbook of data driven design (2nd ed.). Sage.

General forum requirements:

• Three posts are required on three separate days: the initial post and two peer responses.
• Initial posts are needed by Friday at 11:59 PM ET.
• Peer responses must be substantive: connect with the discussion topics and what your peer has contributed – Sunday 11:59 PM
• There is no length requirement nor external source requirement for this forum.
• Your post needs to be written directly into the forum. Don’t write your post in a document and attach it to the forum.
• Review the rubric for more information.

Note: Copying, paraphrasing, or quoting the textbook, the internet, or any other external source should be done sparingly. Don’t regurgitate what other people think. Think for yourself. When you use ideas from others, ensure that you cite and reference the external sources per the standards of APA 7.