APS

30th APS Annual Convention

Data Visualization in Psychology: Some Principles and Practices

Friday, May 25, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Methodology

New and challenging types of data, a renewed appeal of exploratory data analysis, and new technologies for presenting graphics each contribute to an increased interest in data visualizations as research tools. How can psychological science inform the design of data visualizations, and how can these visualizations, in turn, inform psychology?

Chairs & Discussants

  • Kevin LanningChair
    Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University
  • Hadley WickhamDiscussant
    R Studio; Rice University

Presentations

  1. The Role of Visualizations in Expressing UncertaintyJessica Hullman
  2. Same Data, Different Stories Barbara Tversky
  3. Data Visualizations in Personality and Social Psychology: Challenges in Representing Taxonomic, Community, and Developmental StructuresKevin Lanning