From the course: Data Visualization: Best Practices

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Solution: Pop quiz

Solution: Pop quiz

- [Instructor] Now that you've had some time to review and answer the questions in your pop quiz, it's time to reveal the answers to determine how well you did. Let's go through each question one by one. Question one. Some may say that the first examples of data viz happened 8,000 years ago in the form of: A, pie charts. B, maps. C, bar graphs, or D, line graphs. The correct answer is B, maps. While the first ever charts and graphs were developed by William Playfair in the late 1700s, maps have been around for at least 8,000 years and are considered the very first visual depiction of data. Question two. When designing charts and graphs, you should: A, make them as visually stunning as possible even if that means complicating the visual. B, show your expertise as a data visualizer by only using complex charts and graphs. C, use charts and graphs that are consistent with our universal vernacular for data vis and…

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