[Visinfo] Response to InfoVis Cyberinfrastructure

[Jennifer Bernstein]

The InfoVis Cyberinfrastructure is a fantastic
resource. My only complaint is its incompleteness. I
really like the format applied to the data modeling
section, where the technique is described, pros and
cons are discussed, and then dives in to the
nitty-gritty of using the algorithm. It’s too bad that
the preprocessing section isn’t done, because I think
that’s really where the crux of the issue lies: how do
we take meaning and turn it into numbers, both
theoretically and practically? Also, when you get down
to the data analysis section, it would be nice to have
a standardized format to contrast and evaluate the
different techniques. Once again, when should and
shouldn’t these techniques be used? I like the
learning modules, and should probably do a few at some
point because I am sure it will contextualize the
techniques.
-jenn