Infographics and dynamic data visualisations

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A poster showing school canteen sales for Term 1, saved as a PDF that cannot be changed. What is it?

A A dynamic data visualisation

B A static infographic

2. Which one lets the viewer click a slicer to switch between Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 results?

A A static infographic

B A dynamic data visualisation

3. What is the main difference between an infographic and a dynamic data visualisation?

A A dynamic visualisation lets the viewer change what is shown

B A dynamic visualisation never uses charts

4. A principal wants to explore attendance by year level, then by month, then by class. Which suits this need best?

A An interactive dashboard with filters

B A single printed infographic

5. You need to hand out one clear summary of survey results at a parent night, printed on A4. Which is the better choice?

A A static infographic

B An interactive dashboard

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Infographic		ASlicer: Region = Vic, NSW, Qld
2Dynamic data visualisation		BA display the viewer can change using filters or slicers, so they can explore the data and answer their own questions.
3Use a static infographic to send one clear message to a wide audience, such as a printed poster of this year's results.		CA static visual that presents a fixed set of data and a set message. The viewer cannot change what is shown.
4Use an interactive dashboard when users need to filter the data to answer their own questions, such as sales by region.		DPoster: 'Recycling rose 12% in 2024'
5A printed infographic with a slicer so viewers can filter the data		EA printed infographic is static, so it cannot have a working slicer. Slicers and filters belong in a dynamic data visualisation.
6A dashboard with filters is a static infographic because it shows data		FShowing data does not make a display static. A dashboard with filters lets the viewer change what is shown, so it is dynamic.

Definitions

dynamic data visualisation

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

<___ src="infographic.png" alt="Sales 2024">

<______ id="yearSlicer">

SELECT * FROM sales _____ year = 2024;

=SUMIFS(C2:C9,B2:B9,__)

IF needsExploring = TRUE THEN show dashboard ____ show infographic

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A type ← "dashboard"

B fixed ← TRUE

C slicers ← 0

D OUTPUT type

Question 2

A poster ← TRUE

B IF poster = TRUE

C type ← "dashboard"

D END IF

Question 3

A SET slicer TO Year

B ADD slicer TO dashboard

C viewer CLICKS 2024

D chart SHOWS all years

Question 4

A infographic ← poster image

B viewer CLICKS a bar

C display UPDATES to that bar

D OUTPUT same image

Question 5

A dashboard.interactive ← FALSE

B dashboard.slicers ← 2

C dashboard.filters ← TRUE

Answer Key

Infographics and dynamic data visualisations

Section A: Quick Questions

B — A static infographic

B — A dynamic data visualisation

A — A dynamic visualisation lets the viewer change what is shown

A — An interactive dashboard with filters

A — A static infographic

Section B: Match the Pairs

Infographic → A static visual that presents a fixed set of data and a set message. The viewer cannot change what is shown.

Dynamic data visualisation → A display the viewer can change using filters or slicers, so they can explore the data and answer their own questions.

Use a static infographic to send one clear message to a wide audience, such as a printed poster of this year's results. → Poster: 'Recycling rose 12% in 2024'

Use an interactive dashboard when users need to filter the data to answer their own questions, such as sales by region. → Slicer: Region = Vic, NSW, Qld

A printed infographic with a slicer so viewers can filter the data → A printed infographic is static, so it cannot have a working slicer. Slicers and filters belong in a dynamic data visualisation.

A dashboard with filters is a static infographic because it shows data → Showing data does not make a display static. A dashboard with filters lets the viewer change what is shown, so it is dynamic.

Section C: Definitions

dynamic data visualisation — A data display the viewer can change with filters or slicers, unlike a fixed infographic, so each user can explore the data and answer their own questions.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

<img src="infographic.png" alt="Sales 2024">

<select id="yearSlicer">

SELECT * FROM sales WHERE year = 2024;

=SUMIFS(C2:C9,B2:B9,F1)

IF needsExploring = TRUE THEN
  show dashboard
ELSE show infographic

Section E: Spot the Error

A — A display that is fixed and has no slicers is an infographic, not a dashboard. Line 1 should be type ← "infographic".

C — A printed poster cannot be filtered by the viewer, so it must be a static infographic. Line 3 should set type to "infographic".

D — A slicer filters the data, so after the viewer picks 2024 the chart shows only 2024. Line 4 should be chart SHOWS only 2024.

C — An infographic is a fixed visual, so clicking it changes nothing. Line 3 should be display DOES NOT CHANGE.

A — A dynamic dashboard lets the viewer change what is shown, so interactive must be TRUE. Line 1 should be dashboard.interactive ← TRUE.