As we are approaching the end of this class, we have had insights on what data visualization exactly means, how to create a good data visualization, how to distinguish between types of data and where to use which visualization. It brings all of us to a very logical question- what next? What more is to be explored in visualization and presentation of data? Industry experts and analytics enthusiasts feel like Sociograms and 3-d or multidimensional visualization will be the most sought out thing in the future. Sociograms in terms of data analysis, are essentially graphs that depict great amount of interactivity and relativity between its elements and understanding the way elements are connected to each other. Network theory has been an integral part of data analysis and Sociograms and coming-of -age network diagrams have made it easy to understand co-relation between seemingly non-related elements – for example crime and spread of diseases.
Another visualization that I can predict to take on the future of data visualization would be multi-dimensional figures and charts. Some of the research institutes are currently working on this technique that visualizations data in more than conventional 2-3 dimensions to show an in-depth insight into things. One such diagram that I found very interesting was a 5-D colorimetric diagram of the brain activity that can be seen on the page of the reference link below. Combined with interactive diagrams and high-level processing functionalities we might be able to predict and understand data patterns like never before.
References: http://analytics-magazine.org/data-visualization-the-future-of-data-visualization/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociogram