Abstract Data visualizations are often represented in public discourse as objective proof of facts. However, a visualization is only a single translation of reality, just like any other media, representation devices, or modes of representation. If we wish to encourage thoughtful, informed, and literate consumption of data visualizations, it is crucial that we consider why they are often presented and interpreted as objective. We reflect theoretically on data visualization as a system of representation historically anchored in science, rationalism, and notions of objectivity. It establishes itself within a lineage of conventions for visual representations which extends from the Renaissance to the present and includes perspective drawing, photography, cinema and television, as well as computer graphics. By examining our tendency to see credibility in data visualizations and grounding that predisposition in a historical context, we hope to encourage more critical and nuanced production and interpretation of data visualizations in the public discourse.

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一见钟情

摘要 数据可视化通常在公共话语中被表示为事实的客观证明。然而，可视化只是现实的单一翻译，就像任何其他媒体、表示设备或表示模式一样。如果我们希望鼓励对数据可视化进行深思熟虑、知情和有文化的消费，那么考虑为什么它们经常被客观地呈现和解释是至关重要的。我们在理论上将数据可视化作为一种​​历史上植根于科学、理性主义和客观性概念的表示系统进行反思。它在视觉表现的一系列传统中确立了自己的地位，从文艺复兴到现在，包括透视图、摄影、电影和电视以及计算机图形。