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    The document outlines the OPTIC method for interpreting and analyzing visual data such as graphs or charts. The OPTIC method involves 5 steps: 1) Identifying the object or subject of the visual, 2) Examining the parts or elements of the visual, 3) Noting any accompanying text or title, 4) Detecting ideas, relationships and inferences based on the visual elements, and 5) Drawing an overall conclusion about the meaning of the visual. The document also provides sources for learning more about visual data interpretation.

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    data interpretation and analysis OPTIC

    O bject
    P arts
    T ext
    I deas
    C onclusion
    1. Conduct an overview of the visual or graphic. What is this
    OBJECT?

    2. Key in on the PARTS of the visual by reading all labels


    and noting any elements or details that seem important.

    3. Note any TEXT or the TITLE which accompanies visual so


    that you are clear on the subject it is covering.

    4. Use the title as your theory and the parts of the visual as
    your clues to detect and specify the IDEAS -
    INTERPRETATIONS – INTERRELATIONSHIPS –
    INFERENCES in the graphic.

    5. Draw a CONCLUSION about the visual as a whole. Sum


    it all up. What does it mean?

    Great sources:
    * New York Times “What’s Going on in this Graph?”
    www.nytimes.com/column/whats-going-on-in-this-graph
    * Economist Magazine “Graphic Detail”
    www.econoimst.com/graphic-detail

    BEST PRACTICE

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