Making data mean more through storytelling
Ted talk by Data Scientist Ben Wellington
@ TEDxBroadway
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In his talk Ben Wellington tells the story of how he started doing data visualization of New York City. In 2011 a free public database called NYC Open Data<\/a> was created. Using this data Evans created his first visualization about traffic accidents involving bikes, pinpointing hotspots in the city. After it got picked up by multiple online news sites, he realized that the closer you are to the data the more you care about it. You have to <\/span>connect with people<\/span> <\/strong>and their experiences and make it relatable. So the next data he visualized were which pharmacies cover which areas in the city, the percentage of male and female city bike riders as well as the percentage of parking tickets on cars with out-of-state plates. In his work he tried to <\/span>focus on one idea, keep it simple<\/span> and <\/span>explore the things you know best<\/span> to tell the most effective story. With data storytelling you should try and make an impact. Wellington does this by trying to impact city government and shows some of the best responses in his presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n