How a Dashboard Changes the Conversation
Presenting data effectively changes the kinds of conversations that can happen inside organizations. Better presentations shape an improved culture of decision-making. Let me tell you about a recent...
View ArticleVisualize Branching Questions with Nested Area Graphs
This, my friends, is a nested area graph. I got this idea from the smart people at Innovation Network, including my frequent copresenter in crime, Ann Emery. And it is super amazing at visualizing the...
View ArticleThe Most Important Question in Data Visualization
What’s your point? Seriously, that’s the most important question to ask when creating a data visualization. And its the first thing I ask a client who sends me data for redesign. What’s your point? The...
View ArticleVisualizing Tiny Trends Over Time
I say: Trend over time? You say: Line graph! I know, that’s how it goes, right? We are so used to seeing trends over time visualized as line graphs that even my 3rd grader can interpret them with ease....
View ArticleWhen I Don’t Mind Radar Graphs
Most of the time, I think radar graph are deployed wrong. They are designed to show percentages along several categories – like a bar graph could – but the axis are distributed around a central point,...
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