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Data Literacy, Datasets, Data Visualization, Data Management: Visualization Types

Common Static Visualization Types

1D/Linear

Examples:

  • lists of data items, organized by a single feature (e.g., alphabetical order)
    (not commonly visualized)

2D/Planar (especially geospatial)

Examples (geospatial):

Examples (artificial planes):

3D/Volumetric

Temporal

See also:

Examples:

nD/Multidimensional

Examples (category proportions, counts):

Examples (relationships between variables):

Tree/Hierarchical

Examples:

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Network

Examples:

Lisle

Kindlon Hall
5700 College Rd.
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 829-6050

Mesa

Gillett Hall
225 E. Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85201
(480) 878-7514