Data Visualization Meets The Office
Are you a fan of The Office, and do you also love the field of data visualization? If so, let’s have some fun: Which character from The Office best matches your personality type? What if the employees at DunderMifflin were tasked with learning about data visualization and had to pick a list of data visualization books to read. Which books would they choose? Click on the image below to take this BuzzFeed-style quiz and find out:
Below are two examples of quiz results that you might get! Be sure to take the quiz to see who you are most like in The Office.
Example of a quiz result.
You are chatty, fast-talking, dramatic, and sometimes you gossip, but your ambition and assertiveness have helped you get ahead professionally. You want to read books that teach you how to become the best data storyteller in the business.
Here is the list of data visualization books you have chosen to read:
1. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte. This is the original classic book on statistical charts and graphs. This book will give you the foundation you need to understand the basic concepts of data visualization.
2. Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer-Knaflic. You can quickly learn how to communicate data clearly and concisely with this popular data storytelling book.
3. Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice by Cole Nussbaumer-Knaflic. This book is a great starter kit for you to plan a data storytelling workshop to impress everyone at corporate headquarters.
4. The Big Picture by Steve Wexler. You need to help corporate use data visualization to make better decisions faster. This book should get you there and fast before anyone else.
5. DataStory by Nancy Duarte. This book will help you prepare and present a compelling data story to corporate. It could be the key to getting your next big promotion.
Example of a quiz result.
You are intelligent but bored with your job and resent having to spend so much time at The Office. You are disgusted with your co-workers and their lack of productivity. You are looking forward to retirement and not having to spend each working day at The Office.
Here is the list of data visualization books you have chosen to read:
1. Visualization Analysis and Design by Tamara Munzner. This book appeals to your intellect. You are probably the only employee in The Office who can read it and actually understand it.
2. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte. This classic seems like a worthwhile read.
3. Information Visualization by Colin Ware. This book covers both the art and science of data visualization by a data visualization expert.
4. Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer-Knaflic. Since everyone else is reading this book, it's important that you stay informed, so add it to your list and be ready to explain its main message to your co-workers who won't understand it--because they rarely understand anything.
5. The Big Picture by Steve Wexler. Sometimes it's important that someone in the room understands the big picture. You are usually that person who brings clarity to the situation when no one else can. This book will help you perform well in your leadership role.
