Stat Critique 1 Grading Guide
Pop Visualization (NYT) & Scientific Visualization
1. Visualization included!
2. Aesthetics are correctly identified
It’s okay if they only mention one of the aesthetics that a variable is associated with when it is mapped to multiple aesthetics.
Growing
- Doesn’t name variables mapped to each aesthetic (e.g., only says the x-axis, y-axis, and color are used)
Feedback: We want you to state specifically the names of the variables mapped to each aesthetic!
- Says a color aesthetic is used but the same color is used for every observation
Feedback: Careful! Aesthetics are places where variables are being incorporated into the plot. Is the color in this plot associated with a variable?
- Misses an aesthetic that is being used
Feedback for general plots: You’ve got a great start, but there are some aesthetics in this plot that are missing from your description. Technically, there are [multiple plots / multiple colors / multiple lines] not just one. What variable is associated with these separate [plots / colors / lines]?
Feedback for maps: You’ve got a great start, but there are some aesthetics in this plot that are missing from your description. Technically, we have “hidden” x- and y-variables. What variables are associated with the location of a state on the map?
3. Offers two aspects the visualization does well
Growing
- Only says one thing the visualization does well
Feedback: Careful! You were asked to provide TWO aspects of the visualization that are done well.
- At least one statement about what the visualization does well is unclear
Feedback: I’m having a hard time understanding what specific aspect you believe the visualization does well.
4. Offers two aspects of the visualization that could be improved
Growing
- Only says one thing the visualization does well
Feedback: Careful! You were asked to provide TWO aspects of the visualization that could be improved.
- At least one statement about what the visualization does well is unclear
Feedback: I’m having a hard time understanding what specific aspect you believe could be improved.