Feedback from the Life Conference

Feedback

We talked about Data Visualisation, and our working party's objectives, at the 2018 Life Conference in Liverpool on November 23rd.  The presentation is linked below and was well received with some good audience engagement.

Presentation slides

Data Visualisation as a Powerful Means of Communication

(Download via GoogleDrive)

Feedback from audience

We received the following feedback from the audience Q&A:


Can we have some case studies which show how visualisations can be used to explore the hidden meaning, rather than present a message which the presenter is already aware of?

Can there be guidance on/reference to whether and how to cut down the amount of information which needs to be presented, rather than just presenting what is there (eg, the correlation matrix could have been cut down instead of/in addition to the presentational improvements).

Heatmaps could be used in the correlation matrix instead of the ellipses.

People need to consider those with colour blindness, especially using red and green for heatmaps.

Should the working party also consider wider presentational techniques, eg Powerpoint skills?

Simple rules of thumb would be very useful as a resource on the blog, eg for displaying daily data, use a grid like the one in the example.

We need to help actuaries minimising the time spent considering and creating ways of presenting data – that is the main constraint.  

Does WP have any ideas on how to promote a good data visualisation culture within a company?


So, watch out for developments in these areas soon...