Hungarian visualization tools on official social-economic data in classes

Abstract

Considering the dependence of Generation Y on IT tools, databases and visualization play a highly important role in tertiary education. In this paper, we will describe and analyze the applicability of new interactive visualization tools (e.g. population pyramid, maps) and datasets of the Hungarian Statistical Office in classes. The applicability of visualization tools will be demonstrated in classes with examples. For instance: 1. Will there still be a state pension for us? We will give a potential answer to this question with the help of an interactive population pyramid. 2. The Hungarian poverty rate is lower than the poverty rate of the EU-28. What does it mean? We will discuss how sensitive data is depending on the definitions of the parameters in question. The conclusions of this examination will constitute parts of lesson plans suitable to promote the importance of visualization and multivariate approaches in Hungary.