Data and information visualization (data viz/vis or info viz/vis) is the practice of designing and creating easy-to … See more

The field of data and information visualization has emerged "from research in human–computer interaction, computer science, graphics, visual design, psychology, and business methods. It is increasingly applied as … See more

Edward Tufte has explained that users of information displays are executing particular analytical tasks such as making comparisons. The design principle of the information graphic should support the analytical t… See more

The modern study of visualization started with computer graphics, which "has from its beginning been used to study scientific problems. However, in its early days the lack of graphics power often limited its usefulness… See more

Data visualization involves specific terminology, some of which is derived from statistics. For example, author Stephen Few defines two types of data, which are used in combination to support a meaningful … See more

Interactive data visualization enables direct actions on a graphical plot to change elements and link between multiple plots.
Interactive data visualization has been a pursuit of statisticians since the late 1960s. Examples … See more

There are different approaches on the scope of data visualization. One common focus is on information presentation, such as Friedman (2008). Friendly (2008) presumes two main parts of data visualization: … See more