This may be one of those "everybody's correct" arguments, still some of us will find it of interest, I should think. -tom johnson
https://blogstats.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/infovis-vs-statistical-graphs/ Infovis vs. Statistical Graphs?<https://blogstats.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/infovis-vs-statistical-graphs/> Posted on August 11, 2011 by Armin Grossenbacher Two statements from a controversy on data visualisation: statisticians vs. visualisation specialists, statistical graphics vs. Information visualization (a.k.a infovis). A controversy? Not really! The visualisation expert: ‘And yet, visualization is much, much more than what it appears to be at first glance. The real power of visualization goes beyond visual representation and basic perception. Real visualization means interaction, analysis, and a human in the loop who gains insight. Real visualization is a dynamic process, not a static image. Real visualization does not puzzle, it informs.’ *Robert Kosara, UNC Charlotte, http: // eagereyes. org/* The statistician: ‘ … differences between statistical graphics and infovis. In statistical graphics we aim for transparency, to display the data points (or derived quantities such as parameter estimates and standard errors) as directly as possible without decoration or embellishment. ‘In a modern computing environment, a display such as Nightingale’s [infovis] could link to a more direct graphical presentation …., which in turn could link to a spreadsheet with the data. The statistical graphic serves as an intermediate step, allowing readers to visualize the patterns in the data.’ https://blogstats.wordpress.com/2011/08/11/infovis-vs-statistical-graphs
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