Infographics and Statistics “A picture is worth a thousand words”

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Infographics and Statistics “A picture is worth a thousand words” United Nations Regional Workshop on Data Dissemination and Communication, Manila, Philippines, 20-22 June 2012 Infographics and Statistics “A picture is worth a thousand words” v Mr. Zoltan Nagy – Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social affairs, United Nations 1

Boring ???

Interesting!!!

Why Infographics? Short attention span Information overload Easy to understand Visual retention is better the reading retention Images are more appealing People love to share “nice” finds on the Internet

1644 - Michael van Langren Most likely the first visual representation of statistical data. 12 determinations of the longitude from Toledo to Rome. Slide 5

1765 - Joseph Priestley The first timeline Slide 6

The ”father” of business graphics 1800’s - William Playfair The ”father” of business graphics Slide 7

1958 – Florence Nightingale Polar area diagram Slide 8

1858 – Charles Joseph Minard Combination of maps and piecharts

1869 – Charles Joseph Minard Presentation of multiple variables on a 2D chart.

”Semiology of Graphics” – theoretical foundation of data visualization 1967 – Jacques Bertin ”Semiology of Graphics” – theoretical foundation of data visualization Slide 11

How to use Infographics? To advocate an issue To show the status of an indicator To illustrate trends To compare indicators To demonstrate correlations

To advocate an issue

To show the status of an indicator

To compare indicators

To demonstrate correlations

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