Storytelling from social data: dynamic data exploration using JMP

Interacting with graphical displays and multivariate analysis tools helps to understand what the data are telling us. The interactivity of JMP for all types of data, including social, geographic and time-series data, helps with efficient visualization and modeling, supports decision-making from data, and facilitates the communication of findings and results. In this hands-on workshop we used recent social data to illustrate the power of dynamic tools for data exploration, visualization and analysis, and explored the role of interactivity in statistical education. Participants were asked to download and install the 30-day trial version of JMP (www.jmp.com/trial for Windows or Mac) before the workshop.