Question

write a list of the ten most important things technical writers need to think about in terms of ethics and these types of data visualizations they produce.

Answer 1

ANSWER:

In terms of ethics and data visualisation a few things that technical writers would need to know.

Ethical behaviour while selecting sources of data.

Should open web sources be used as academic sources

Can email communication be used without permission.

In case the author is aware that the claims made by the company are falsified.

Should the author communicate his own views to the audience.

Data Visualisation

In terms of data visualisation a technical writer needs to look at the following things

Use of maps

Use of line graphs to support sales data

Use of scatter diagrams ,heat diagrams ,bar charts ,pie charts to represent data

Use of histograms to represent statistical data.