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eagereyesTV: What is Data? Part 1, File Formats and Intent

Robert Kosara / November 6, 2019

eagereyesTV: What is Data? Part 1, File Formats and Intent

We all use data all the time, but what exactly is data? How do different programs know what to do with our data? How is visualizing data different from other uses of data? And isn’t everything inside a computer data in the end?

The latest episode of eagereyesTV looks at what data is and what can set one kind of data apart from another. You can watch on YouTube and right here.

For more on intent and the primary representation of data, check out my recent blog post on the topic.

This is going to be a series, so be sure to subscribe to the channel on YouTube!

Filed Under: Blog 2019 Tagged With: data, eagereyesTV

Robert Kosara is Senior Research Scientist at Tableau Software, and formerly Associate Professor of Computer Science. His research focus is the communication of data using visualization. In addition to blogging, Robert also runs and tweets. Read More…

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