{"id":3132,"date":"2022-10-17T02:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2022-10-16T22:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T05:33:22","slug":"lesson-the-case-for-dot-plots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/lesson-the-case-for-dot-plots\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson: The Case for Dot Plots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"subhead\">Lesson: The Case for Dots<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve discussed dot plots, but they&#8217;re generally underutilized compared to bars, lines and pies. Dot plots are a popular alternative to maps when dealing with a large number of geographies such as countries or states. So it&#8217;s time to take a closer look at dots and why they can be useful for large datasets.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with the slides here: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1s_3rFj71mdVcABmB6ZrFv2PnfgkZvXdDXrm6gtSocTU\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In Support of Dot Plots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7nN1KTPIH0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Video not showing up? <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/M7nN1KTPIH0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch on YouTube here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Readings<\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.datawrapper.de\/weekly-chart-lifesatisfaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Ways to Read a Scatterplot<\/a> (Datawrapper Blog)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The global <a href=\"https:\/\/sigmaawards.org\/projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigma Awards<\/a> recognize the best of data journalism, often with a data visualization component. This is the second year of the competition \u2014 it grew out of previous, smaller awards groups \u2014 with 140 finalists and a dozen winners announced over the summer. We&#8217;ll use that list to explore some excellent examples of journalism outside the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sigma Awards:<\/strong> Choose one <a href=\"https:\/\/sigmaawards.org\/projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sigma Awards winner from this collection<\/a> that is from or about a country other than the United States, and answer these questions about it:<\/p>\n<p><em>The webpage can take a little while to load. Give it up to a minute before refreshing.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which finalist did you choose and what is the overall story about?<\/li>\n<li>Although this is a global competition, many of the examples were created for a local audience in a particular country or city. Who do think was the intended audience for the example you chose?<\/li>\n<li>What are at least two things you would need to keep in mind to make data visualizations work for a global audience?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See all the examples by scrolling down to the &#8220;Sigmas 2022 Winners&#8221; section, or further to the &#8220;All-time database of projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sigma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sigma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sigma.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sigma-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/murrowcourses.com\/graphics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/sigma-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><span class=\"subhead\">Assignment<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is just one longer assignment this week, described in the previous lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve discussed dot plots, but they&#8217;re generally underutilized compared to bars, lines and pies. 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