ODSC West 2019: FIVE WORLD-CLASS VISUALIZATIONS AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM
What separates the world's best data visualizations from the rest? Join Metis Senior Data Scientist Jonathan Balaban as he highlights amazing visuals and dissects best practices in visualization and storytelling. We'll cover open-source platforms and code that enable similar, compelling visuals we can use to share our work.
Outline
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Introduce impactful and dynamic visualizations:
- Discuss use, design choices, and pros/cons of our visualizations
- Review which domains or data are best suited for our visualizations
- Familiarization with dataset and quick visualization as baseline
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Introduce packages for build, and walk through each visualization’s codeset:
- Review default arguments and method choices
- Consider alternatives and when they would be appropriate
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Discuss sharing and deployment of results:
- Tips and tools for embedding into front ends
- Review best practices from Tufte and industry experts
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Conclusion
- Insight into what makes for a compelling visualization
- Experience with multiple open-source, dynamic visualization packages
- Insight into deployment strategies