Ralph Lengler & Martin J. Eppler did an amazing job of compiling various visualization methods in periodic table form showing different elements of data, information, concept, strategy, metaphor and compound visualization.
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Find out about each element in interactive form on the source site of the creator: A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods.