Wrapping Up
For beginners, one of the hardest parts to design data graphics is to figure out where to start. You have all this data in front of you without a clue about what it is or what to expect. Usually, you should start with a question about the data and work off of that question, but what if you don’t know what to ask? The methods described in this chapter can help a lot with this. They help you see all the data at once, which makes it easier to figure out what part of the data to explore next.
However, don’t stop here. Use these as jumping off points to narrow down to spots that look interesting. This, in addition to what previous chapters cover should be enough to help you dig deep into your data, no matter what type of data you deal with. Well, except for one. The next chapter covers one more data type: spatial data. Get ready to make some maps.