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Literature on Data Visualization (DV)

Here's the entire UX literature on Data Visualization (DV) by the Interaction Design Foundation, collated in one place:

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How to Design an Information Visualization
Designing information visualizations offers you endless possibilities when it comes to end products, and it would be imp
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Rating Scales in UX Research: The Ultimate Guide
Picture this: you’re designing a new app or website and want to know how users feel about it, but you want a good way to
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Data Analysis: Techniques, Tools, and Processes
Data analysis is one of those terms that “is what it sounds like,” although there’s more to it than may meet the eye. In
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Cognitive Maps in UX | IxDF
Cognitive maps in UX show how users think about a product or service. Designers use these visual representations so they
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Data Visualization for Human Perception
Data Visualization for Human Perception
Data visualization is the graphical display of abstract information for two purposes: sense-making (also called data ana Book chapter
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