Simple data visualisations have become key to communicating about the COVID-19 pandemic, but we know little about their impact. 04/05/2020
London School of Economics and Political Science
LSE - London
2020
epidemic disease ; data analysis ; communication
Statistics
English
"If you had mentioned ‘flattening the curve' in 2019, chances are you would have been met with a blank stare. However, almost halfway through 2020, the language of data visualisation has become commonplace, and data visualisations are widely used to communicate about the pandemic to the public. However, as Helen Kennedy observes, their power to influence the public is still little understood. "
Digital
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