Data Visualization and Analysis in Baseball

Analyzing qualitative data in baseball

Describing and visualizing qualitative data

Describing and visualizing quantitative data

Analyzing qualitative data in Moneyball

The New York Yankees' 2002 season

The Anaheim Angels' world series win

The Atlanta Braves' championship win

The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season

They had the most runs scored in 2002

They were not the most successful team in 2002

They won the world series in 2002

They had the highest payroll in 2002

It summarizes large data sets

It uses percentages to represent data

It shows every data point on a full scale

It shows exact data values

They cannot be used for quantitative data

They do not show every data point

They can be overwhelming for large data sets

They are not suitable for small data sets

They show exact data values

They summarize large data sets

They use percentages

They are easy to interpret

They do not show exact data values

They are not suitable for small data sets

They can be overwhelming for large data sets

They cannot be used for quantitative data

Showing every data point on a full scale

Displaying qualitative data

Summarizing large data sets

Showing exact data values

A table that shows every data point on a full scale

A table that summarizes large data sets

A table that uses percentages to represent data

A table that shows exact data values

Context, Shape, Outliers, Center, Spread

Context, Size, Outliers, Center, Spread

Context, Shape, Outliers, Center, Summary

Context, Shape, Outliers, Comparison, Spread