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Activity Number:
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165
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 3, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #304554 |
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Title:
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Numbers as Pictures: Examples of Data Visualization from the Business Employment Dynamics Program
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Author(s):
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Charles M. Carson*+
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Companies:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Address:
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Postal Square Building, Room 4840, Washington, DC, 20212,
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Keywords:
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data visualization ; charts ; sparklines ; Tufte ; Trendalyzer ; Business Employment Dynamics
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Abstract:
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics presents a wealth of information to the general public. Much of this information is published in the form of tables and simple charts; however recent research has shown that humans are able to interpret information from visual cues better than they can interpret through tables of numbers. This paper applies principles from leading researchers in the field of data visualization, such as Dr Edward Tufte, to the data sets available from the Business Employment Dynamics program. New ways of thinking about the presentation of information, combined with tools from SAS and Google, can better inform the public about current issues in labor statistics.
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