visualisations
Charts and diagrams
Visualisations is the British spelling of visualizations—graphic representations of data or concepts.
Charts, graphs, maps, and diagrams are common visualisations: The report included visualisations of population growth over time.
The term appears frequently in data science and business contexts, where complex information becomes easier to grasp through visual display.
Visual data displays
- graphsVisual data displays
- diagramsSimplified visual representations
- infographicsVisual representations of information
- mapsGeographic visual representations
flowcharts · schematics · illustrations · plots · histograms · scatterplots · timelines · pie charts
Picture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
color palette · perspective · texture · style · abstraction · realism · montage · collage
Internal visualization capacity
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- envisionPicture in thought
- pictureVisual depiction of something
conceptualize · perceive · recall · memory · cognition · mental model · spatial reasoning · abstract thinking
Methodical study of parts
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- metricsStandards for assessment
- statisticsCollected numerical information
datasets · variables · correlations · distributions · outliers · clusters · aggregations · comparisons
Formal decision or determination
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- definitionStatement of meaning
- legibilityClearness of text
- readabilityEase of understanding text
contrast · focus · precision · distinctness · crispness · transparency · simplicity · hierarchy
charts
Visual data displays
- graphsVisual data displays
- diagramsSimplified visual representations
- infographicsVisual representations of information
maps · flowcharts · schematics · illustrations · plots · histograms · scatterplots · timelines · pie charts · bar graphs
illustration
Picture explaining something
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
aesthetics · color palette · perspective · texture · style · abstraction · realism · montage · collage · digital art
mind's eye
Internal visualization capacity
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- envisionPicture in thought
picture · conceptualize · perceive · recall · memory · cognition · mental model · spatial reasoning · abstract thinking · ideation
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- metricsStandards for assessment
statistics · datasets · variables · correlations · distributions · outliers · clusters · aggregations · comparisons · breakdowns
resolution
Formal decision or determination
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- definitionStatement of meaning
- legibilityClearness of text
readability · contrast · focus · precision · distinctness · crispness · transparency · simplicity · hierarchy · labeling
visualisationsraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
raw numbers · spreadsheets · tables · plain text · tabular data
- data visualisationGraphical display of information