Why Use Visualization?
There are 3 main categories of visualization:
- 1.Explanatory Visualization
- 2.Exploratory Visualization
- 3.Confirmatory Visualization
The aim of such a visualization is to explain something to somebody i.e. to get a message across.
The aim of such a visualization is to be able to extract information from data, without knowing exactly what that data is about. This allows a user to answer questions and generate new hypotheses.
The aim of such a visualization is to verify an existing hypothesis.
Therefore, information visualization can be used for:
- Communication: Explanatory Visualization
- Analysis: Exploratory and Confirmatory Visualization