References
Image: Anscombe's Quartet
Information on this page is from Introduction to Data Visualization (PDF), a presentation given by Marci Brandenburg, Justin Joque, and Stephanie O'Malley for the Medical School Office of Research Communicating Science Seminar Series.
What is Data Visualization?
Data visualization deals with communicating information about an existing data set through a visual medium. Data visualization takes advantage of the brain’s ability to efficiently process visuals. A high volume of information can often be easily understood through an image. Data visualization can be used for
- discovery
- hypothesis generation
- analysis
- representation of data for publication
- communication of data for presentation
Visualizing Health and Healthcare Data by ISBN: 9781119680864Publication Date: 2020-10-12This is a one-of-a-kind book for health and healthcare professionals to learn the best practices of data visualization specific to their field. It provides a high-level summary of health and healthcare data, an overview of relevant visual intelligence research, strategies and techniques to gather requirements, and how to build strong teams with the expertise required to create dashboards and reports that people love to use. It is an excellent resource for top management in healthcare, as well as entry-level to experienced data analysts in any health-related organization.
- Data Visualization ChecklistBy Stephanie Evergreen and Ann Emery. The Data Visualization Checklist is a compilation of 24 guidelines on how graphs should be formatted to best show the story in your data. The 24 guidelines are broken down into 5 sections: Text, Arrangement, Color, Lines, and Overall.
Library Visualization Resources
- Taubman Health Sciences LibraryInformationists can help with your health-related data visualization needs. We can connect you to the right people, help you access the appropriate health data, direct you to the right resources, and provide instruction for certain resources, including Cytoscape and the Anatomage Table.
- Clark LibraryLibrary for maps, government information, and getting help with geospatial data and mapping.
- Library Data Visualization ServicesData visualization is a rich & diverse set of practices, methodologies & tools. This service provides workshops and classroom instruction, as well as access to advanced hardware and software for data visualization.
Campus Visualization Resources
- 3D Imaging Laboratory (Department of Radiology)Provides clinically relevant visualization and analysis of medical imaging data
- Advanced Research Computing (ARC)Computational science, data science, technology services, statistics consultation, and high performance computing
- Michigan Multimedia (M3)Builds websites and specializes in web strategy and graphic design
- Microscopy & Image Analysis Laboratory (part of BRCF)Equipment for microscopic imaging, including fluorescence microscopy, & scanning and transmission electron microscopy
- Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR)SOCR provides portable online aids for probability, statistics and health science education, promotes technology-enhanced instruction, supports efficient statistical computing, and advances predictive big data analytics.
- Visualization Spaces in the Duderstadt Center (North Campus)Scanning & motion capture, and Michigan Immersive Digital Experience Nexus (M.I.D.E.N.)