Beautiful Visualization by Julie Steele

Author:Julie Steele
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781449390686
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 2010-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

Communicating the Results

The statistical confirmation of our subjective impressions was the final piece of the puzzle, and provided a satisfying resolution to our initial question about Wikipedia. The reason we didn’t see evidence of destructive behavior wasn’t that this behavior didn’t exist, but that it tended to be erased quickly from public view. We wrote up our results and submitted a scientific paper, but we did not stop there.

In addition to helping the scientific case for our argument, there was something about having a few specific numbers that made it easy to explain our results. The visualizations, in turn, gave the numbers credibility by adding depth and detail. We found that there was a great deal of interest in our results outside the academic world. Those unfamiliar with the inner workings of Wikipedia were quickly drawn to the magic and drama of editing an online, public encyclopedia. Scholars, on the other hand, cognizant of the open source style of editing, marveled at the clarity of the images and the wealth of information being presented at once. History flow proved the value of visualizing online communities for both cultural curiosity and scientific research.

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