5 Ways To Present Data To People Who Are Scared Of Numbers
There are many people in my life who really scared of numbers, for they have no idea about the numbers. Maybe for them, numbers are just a lot of garbles. Usually people who scared of numbers would not like to calculate or read some data about numbers. Besides, they would probably be confused about the meanings of the amount when they read a massive of figures. However, form the article, there are some tools and methods that is practical and it can really help to create better visualizations and help them easily to find out these numbers. Afterwards, there are 3 ways that I like the most. First, the using color, color can pass along a message more easily than numbers in some cases. For example, during the class, teacher would use red for the students who failed the test and blue or black for students who passed the test. Therefore, it will be able to quickly and easily see the difference. Second, pictures or metaphors, some easy graphics like smiling or frowning faces, pluses and minuses, check marks, or even weather (sunny, cloudy, stormy) can convey positive and negative change and help the audience relate to the numbers. It’s more simple to realize. Last, using words and word clouds.
Sometimes, it is easier to explain the meaning of a set of numbers in words. You never know how the other people will best receive information. Word clouds are also a wonderful way of visualizing certain kinds of data.
I think those strategies are all practical ways to help those people who didn’t like to read the numbers. Some diagrams and special marks will be easier for them to understand.
I think you chose a very unique and interesting article, especially because nowadays there is such great emphasis placed on numbers, that people who have a hard time with numbers just don’t want to go down that street. A lot of people who have to deal with numbers usually just pay someone else off to do it for them, so this is very useful. I particularly liked the part when the article mentioned that different people process data in different ways. This is very true. For instance, I might see that the cup is three quarter empty and you might see it as a quarter cup full. Seeing as big data is so important in today’s world, being able to make it easy for other people to understand may be a well sought-after skill in the future. Using metaphors is also a simpler way of getting a message across to others. I think being able to link data and or the statistics to other real-life scenarios or just something that other people can relate to would be great. Dealing with statistics can be very intimidating for a lot of people. In addition, another important point in your post and the article is not using useless animations. I think if people get distracted in using animations because they want to make it cool or fun, not only may they stray from the original topic, but it may also distract members of the audience or readers who are good with data. Big data is important but being able to understand it thoroughly and to a benefit is also important.
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