MATH/STATISTICS COFFEE TIME: Visualization in Focus: From Perception to Understanding
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics will hold its second Coffee Time talk of the semester with Dr. Judy Jenkins of the Department of Chemistry, Dr. Lisa Kay of the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, and Dr. Alex Varakin of the Department of Psychology, who will present "Visualization in Focus: From Perception to Understanding."
In a world flooded with large, complex data sets, visualization is more important than ever. The abilities to recognize, generate, and understand visualizations are critical for multivariate thinking and exploratory data analysis. Combining expertise from psychology, statistics, and science education, this presentation will discuss vision, visual perception, types of visualizations, visual cues, elements of graphical integrity, and strategies for understanding visual displays of information.
Coffee and cookies will be provided.
Event Date: February 26 12:20 p.m. Location: Science 4125 Cost: Free
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