1. Infographics and Statistics
“A picture is worth a thousand words”
Mr. Zoltan Nagy – Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social affairs, United Nations
United Nations Regional Workshop on Data Dissemination and Communication
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 - 7 June 2013
4. Why Infographics?
Short attention span
Information overload
Easy to understand
Visual retention is better the
reading retention
Images are more appealing
People love to share “nice” finds on
the Internet
5. Slide 5
1644 - Michael van Langren
Most likely the first visual representation of
statistical data.
12 determinations of the longitude from
Toledo to Rome.
9. 1858 – Charles Joseph Minard
Combination of maps and piecharts
10. 1869 – Charles Joseph Minard
Presentation of multiple variables on a 2D
chart.
11. Slide 11
1967 – Jacques Bertin
”Semiology of Graphics” – theoretical
foundation of data visualization
12. How to use Infographics?
To advocate an issue
To show the status of an indicator
To illustrate trends
To compare indicators
To demonstrate correlations
