EC Library Guide on data visualisation: Introduction
Introduction
About this Library Guide
This Library Guide has been compiled to support the work of the European Commission. It may also be of interest to students, researchers and the wider public.
The Library Guide presents a curated selection of relevant sources on the topic: EU websites, EU search results, peer-reviewed research journals, research papers, books and data visualisation tools and examples.
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Data visualisation
Data visualisation can be understood as a specific form of graphic design, using visual representation of data (instead of ideas) to convey information. It uses specific rules to transform data points in a data set into visual properties of geometric objects, on screen or on paper.
Source: Publications Office of the European Union
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