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Data & Statistics: Visualize Data

Books

Handbook of data visualization by C. Chen, W. Hardle, & A. Unwin
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 3540330372
Show me the numbers: designing tables and graphs to enlighten by Stephen Few
Call Number: Art Library HF5718.22 .F49 2004
ISBN: 0970601999
The visual display of quantitative information by Edward Tufte
Call Number: Multiple Libraries QA276.3 .T83 2001
ISBN: 0961392142
Visualizing data by Ben Fry
Call Number: Multiple libraries
ISBN: 0596514557

Data-Driven Documents (D3)
D3.js is a small, free JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data.
Flare
For creating visualizations that run in the Adobe Flash Player.
Flex
Open source framework by Adobe for developing web apps to view and interpret data.
Google Charts
The Google Chart API lets you dynamically generate charts with a URL string. You can embed these charts on your web page, or download the image for local or offline use.
Many Eyes
Site set up to allow anyone to upload data, visualize it, and talk about discoveries with other people.
PivotViewer
"PivotViewer makes it easier to interact with massive amounts of data on the web ... (b)y visualizing thousands of related items at once"
Processing
"(O)pen source programming language and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. "
Protovis
Free and open-source; uses JavaScript and SVG for web-native visualizations; no plugin required.
Tableau Public
Free data visualization tool can help you create an interactive visualization and embed it in your website or share it.
Wordle
For generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.

Here are some basic tutorials on data visualization to get started:

Tutorials on specific visualization tools are below:

TEDTalk by David McCandless. Running time: 21:27

Total running time 54 minutes but broken into chapters for watching in multiple sittings.

"(H)ow do we communicate with data, how can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive information displays?"