How does visually representing data - measurements in the form of numbers - help us understand information better?
Humans base a giant amount of their world on sight. Information is a visual way of giving information on the world they exist in. A connection is a form of information (portrayed visually) which rationalises data. When making a connection between a visual shape/form and information, similarities are formed in the mind and the brain creates its own way of perceiving the data based on the visual information. It can then reference that to other information as it was presented. If you make data visualised in a way that is confusing for others, then something is not exactly rationalized right.
Great answer, Alex. Can data visualisation then be used to mislead?
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