Talk About Revolutions: The changing face of data dissemination in the 21st Century
There are limited number of places remaining for this event. If you would like to attend please contact events@aqmen.ac.uk
This event is organised jointly by the AQMeN Edinburgh local network and the Royal Statistical Society.
Venue: Room G.07a, Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh, 10 Crichton Street
Dr Steve Rogers from the ONS Data Visualisation Centre will present an engaging talk charting historical and recent developments in Data Visualisation and other related sciences such as Visual Perception and Information Technology that can be used to improve the way in which statistics are communicated.
This will be followed by an informal Q&A session in which Steve will further demonstrate the tools developed by the Data Visualisation Centre and discuss specific issues or areas of interest related to the presentation of statistical information.
Abstract
The shift in data dissemination from traditional paper to web-based publication is the latest challenge in a history of revolutions that have shaped the way National Statistical Institutes deliver statistical information to the world. While inventions such as time-line charts, line and bar graphs, and the steam-press, opened the door for presenting statistical information to a much wider audience in a 'meaningful' way, the World Wide Web and Web 2.0 marks the beginning of new opportunities to unlock and present even more information latent in data. Guided by other revolutions such as our understanding about how people perceive information in both static and moving images, here, we present some of the ways the Office for National Statistics is meeting the challenge of data dissemination in the 21st Century.
Click here to view a draft programme for the event.
The event is free to attend, however places are limited to 50 therefore registration is essential.
