Tired of the same old bar graphs and line plots, #ScienceTwitter?
Here are 5 lesser-known but powerful graphical methods for visualizing your next publication.
π
1 β SANKEY DIAGRAM
Great for displaying dynamic processes or flows in a graph.
Example: Flow of immigrants and emigrants to and from a country.
The favourite diagram of marketers optimizing conversion rates of their customers.
2 β TERNARY DIAGRAM
Measured 3 components of something and they sum up to a constant (e.g. 100%)?
Then display this three dimensional data in a two dimensional triangle, without loosing any information.
Example: Soil Composition or relative sources of Income
3 β VIOLIN PLOT
Replace boring box plots with sexy violins.
Box plots don't show the distribution of your data.
Especially multiple peaks are easily visible with a violin but hidden by a box plot.
4 β SPIDER CHART
One of the few graphs correctly representing high dimensional (3 or more) data.
But it can only display a few points at a time.
Alternative uses are to display periodical data, like average temperature across months.
5 β CHORD DIAGRAM
It shines when you need to display (numerical) relations within a group or between multiple groups.
But: Add too much data and it becomes an impressively looking mess.
(Yes, biologists, I am talking to you and your beloved protein interaction networks)
Enjoyed this content?
If so, let me introduce myself,
I am Ilya and this account helps academics to make their journey more effortless.
Follow for hacks on productivity, organisation, mental health and academic writing.
β’ β’ β’
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
What if there was a way to get AI to write like you, not like a robot?
Here's how to train AI to write in your (academic) style in just 3 simple steps π
π Step 1: Gather Representative Writing
Get a few pieces of text that contain good examples of how you write and combine them into AI readable text files using . Gobble.bot
π€ 2. Generate a Style Blueprint
Enter the following prompt into ChatGPT to create a detailed description of your writing style:
"I need you to create a style blueprint based on the text examples I am providing. Describe the style of writing in a few sentences, mention these attributes: Conciseness, Eloquence, Vividness, Assertiveness, word choice, jargon, sentence length, .
Here is the text example:
.
Compact this into a set of instructions for AI that can be used to replicate this writing style. Do not use lists, just a paragraph."
I just built a "Research Oracle", an AI that speeds up my research.
Here is how you can build yours:
π
A "Research Oracle" is an AI that contains a lot of knowledge about your research. Once you built it use it to:
β Find citations
β Polish writing & logical flow in your manuscripts
β Help with lit reviews
β Suggest new ideas for your research
β Check for errors
ChatGPT has a new feature called "Projects".
It bundles chats + files + custom instructions.
Create one and give it a few papers as a knowledge base.
Using the right plugins in your browser can save you hours in academic research.
Here are the top 9 you need to know:
(links and tutorials in thread)
π
1. @scispace_
An AI reading assistant that explains technical concepts and sections in research papers. It helps tackle dense academic language, saving time and effort.
2. @scholarcy
This tool generates concise summaries of research papers and articles using AI. Ideal for quickly grasping the essence of lengthy material.