1. Infographics and Statistics “A picture is worth a thousand words”
United Nations Regional Workshop on Data Dissemination and Communication, Manila, Philippines, 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

2. Boring ???

3. Interesting!!!

4. 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

5. Michael van Langren
Most likely the first visual representation of statistical data.
12 determinations of the longitude from Toledo to Rome.
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6. Joseph Priestley
The first timeline
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7. The ”father” of business graphics
1800’s - William Playfair
The ”father” of business graphics
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8. 1958 – Florence Nightingale
Polar area diagram
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9. 1858 – Charles Joseph Minard
Combination of maps and piecharts

10. 1869 – Charles Joseph Minard
Presentation of multiple variables on a 2D chart.

11. ”Semiology of Graphics” – theoretical foundation of data visualization
1967 – Jacques Bertin
”Semiology of Graphics” – theoretical foundation of data visualization
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12. How to use Infographics?
To advocate an issue
To show the status of an indicator
To illustrate trends
To compare indicators
To demonstrate correlations

13. To advocate an issue

14. To show the status of an indicator

15. To compare indicators

16. To demonstrate correlations

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