# In an in-depth interview, Professor Kristen Sosulski outlines best practices for data visualization

1 Faculty News January 16, 2019 ![data able podcast logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/data-able-podcast-logo-feature.jpg?itok=ZWWX_OzA)>

Excerpt from [Data Able Podcast](https://www.gobeyondthedata.com/thoughts/podcast-data-viz-made-simple-kristen-sosulski) -- "We use \[data visualization\] as one way to explore our data and we use it to help us make decisions. It's just so important as a way, in this data rich world, to be able to communicate with folks who aren't working with the same data set you're working with, and to communicate in a simple way that's meant for someone to take action, or to showcase a result, or maybe make a decision."

[Listen here](https://www.gobeyondthedata.com/thoughts/podcast-data-viz-made-simple-kristen-sosulski)