Assignment 1 Instruction:

Select 4 out of 8 visualization types listed below: for the 4 types you select, find 2 good visualization examples and 2 bad visualization examples from any resources. Types cannot be repeated but you can decide which type is associated with “good” examples and which type is associated with “bad” examples.
Explain why you think it is a good/bad visualization.
Save and upload both visualization, explanation and proper citation into a PDF file named YourLastName_Assignment1 under “Assignment 1”.

Choropleth
Dot distribution map
Polar area diagram
Dendrogram
Ring chart
Tree diagram
Alluvial diagram
Node-Link Diagram

Total 100 points:

Follow the instruction (5 points)
Good visualization 1 + explanation (20 points)
Good visualization 2 + explanation (20 points)
Bad visualization 1 + explanation (20 points)
Bad visualization 2 + explanation (20 points)
Proper Citation (15 points)