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Visual Data Center FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Data Visualization

Explore these commonly asked questions and this general data visualization information to help you get the most use out of the Visual Data Center. If you cannot find something you are looking for, you can reach out out to us and let us know through our feedback form. Once you have reviewed some of the frequently asked questions, go back to the Visual Data Center to explore more content. 

Visual Data Center FAQs


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Most people are visual learners. With so much data available today, it’s important to translate that data into well-designed graphics that can help users quickly focus on what important and lets you tell a story with the data.

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Data visualization provides a visual way to present complicated data in a an easily way that quickly can be digested by the viewer.

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There are a variety of data visualization types that can be explored for different situations. Some of the more common options include column charts, bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, scatter plots, bubble charts, and spider charts.

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These are two different Data Science fields. Data Mining is a process to analyze large sets using machine learning, statistics, and algorithms to clustering, classifying, and summarizing the data. The extracted information can then be used to tell a story by visualizing the data for easy consumption.

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Data visualization helps when you want to make sense of a large amount of data. It can help you tell a story by curating data into a form that is easier to understand.

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Once data is interpreted and analyzed from a chart or graph, this will allow more understanding of the information that’s visually provided. The brain tends to process visuals a lot faster than text. Thus, the use of data visualization for your business will help improve how your business looks at information.

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The human mind is much more comfortable processing visuals better than sifting through large amounts of data. If the data is presented well, decision-makers can quickly process the information and take action based on the new insights.

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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