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Using Online Data

Visualization to Make

Your Statistical

Findings Come Alive


Odds are, these findings will,

at best, be consumed only by a small set of data

scientists, academicians &/or

policy analysts; or, at worst, remain buried among the

journal’s pages.

Open any journal for a quantitative discipline and you will likely find table after table that looks something like

this….


But what if we let these findings see the light of day and make them digestible by a wider

audience?

What if, as a matter of course, quantitative studies published in a journal or government

report also are published to the Internet, as an interactive, visual dashboard freely accessible by anyone?

It may take a bit of thought, creativity and data

manipulation but imagine

something like this….


An online dashboard that lets the user

interact with your findings…

...lets others clearly see the relationships you so painstakingly

estimated.

...presents your technical findings in a

way that is easily digestible…


In this example, estimates from 168 models are summarized…

…and user interacts via 3

drop-down menus


A methodology page can provide some estimation

notes, links to data sources and your published paper.

This example found at:

http://kddanalytics.com/data_visuals.html


What are the visualization possibilities?

Summarizing

multiple

runs/models

“What If” analyses

(e.g. policy changes)

based on estimated

parameters

Displaying multiple

time paths and

forecasts

Revealing

geographic

differences in

estimated effects

with maps

Showing relative

magnitudes,

statistical and

directional effects

…while allowing users to

interact via filters/menus/sliders for dimensions, segments, variables, time, etc.

Simulations


What are the benefits to you, the researcher? Sharing your work

with a much wider, less technical

audience

Revelation of previously unnoticed patterns & new ways to think about data

Germination of new research

ideas

Contribution to society’s analytical

understanding

Efficient sharing of your work with others in your field…even before publication submission(i.e. send a url rather than a pdf to

slog thru)

Fostering discussions and insights

with/from others outside your field

Marketing yourself, department, organization


What are the challenges to you, the researcher?

Possibly rethinking your data structure…“tall

and narrow” vs. “short and wide”

$ cost (though Tableau Public, what

we use, is free)

Protecting proprietary data (though not

necessarily an issue, depending on your data roll ups and what you

choose to show)

Time cost learning new application

Doing something different

Thinking about how to summarize your findings and data to facilitate an interactive dashboard

presentation…what story do you want to tell?


How does

work?

Download free software, import data (txt or csv), create

dashboard

Upload dashboard to your free

Tableau Public server account

Embed dashboard urlin website/blog or share link in email/

media apps


Our examples:


So, give it a go, share what you are doing:

http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/

Feedback? Need help?

[email protected]

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