Coffee & Viz: The Good, The Bad, and The Biased: Common Ways Visualizations Mislead (and How to Fix Them)
Friday, September 8, 2023
9:30am to 10:30am
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Friday, September 8, 20239:30am to 10:30am
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Visualizations allow people to readily analyze and communicate data. However, many common visualization designs lead to engaging imagery but false conclusions. By understanding what people see when they look at a visualization, we can design visualizations that support more accurate data analysis and avoid unnecessary biases. Join UNC Computer Science Assistant Professor Danielle Szafir as she walks through examples of common misleading practices, deconstructs how they lead readers astray, and discusses alternative practices that more faithfully communicate patterns in data. She will also discuss on-going research from the UNC VisuaLab exploring ways to make data visualization more useful for a range of applications.
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