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Data visualization reveals more detail in data than the naked eye can see

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Human brains are better equipped to handle visual information and having access to data visualisation tools can be very advantageous when working with large data sets.

Our brain processes images 60,000x more quickly than it does text, making every picture worth 60,000 words. As further proof of our strong inclination to process images, studies show 90% of the information transmitted to our brain is visual.

That we are a highly visual lot helps to explain why we relate