Visualizing Text: A Tour of Qualitative Data Visualization with Jonathan Schwabish

Please join us for our upcoming professional development meeting on Friday, October 21, presented virtually by Jonathan Schwabish.

Visualizing Text: A Tour of Qualitative Data Visualizations

Jonathan Schwabish

Most charts and graphs are built on top of spreadsheets or databases of quantitative data. Focusing on numbers alone without any context, however, can overlook important aspects of a story including the "why" and the "how." This presentation is geared towards data scientists, researchers, and other analysts who are faced with the prospect of quickly summarizing and visualizing non-numerical information collected through means of observations, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and other methods. Through numerous examples, I'll show you how to move beyond the dreaded Word Cloud to create better, more engaging, and more insightful data visualizations.