I had a blast last month bantering with Andy Cotgreave about five data visualization abominations and determining which one was the biggest T.U.R.D (Truly Unfortunate Representation of Data). I was inspired both by Andy and Enrico Bertini to show how the visualizations were misleading and how one could render an accurate and honest depiction of the data using AI. [...]
This is Part II of a series of videos where I share what I think are good ways to visualize different types of survey data questions. In this video we look at several ways to visualize Likert scale questions. https://vimeo.com/1154482698?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This is Part I of a series of videos where I share what I think are good ways to visualize different types of survey data questions.In this video we look at several ways to visualize a check-all-that-apply question, including a rank and magnitude dashboard and a connected dot plot dashboard. https://vimeo.com/1151281072?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci [...]
A deep thanks to Ken Flerlage for helping me out with one of the tricky parts. The connected dot plot (aka, gap chart, dumbbell chart, and barbell chart) has become my “go to” for showing the differences within demographic groups for virtually any survey data question type (Percent top two boxes, Check-all-that-apply, Median hours worked, [...]
I recently saw a post on LinkedIn from Salma Sultana. If you don’t already follow Salma I encourage you to do so. Salma covers a lot of ground in her post, citing an example from Scott Berinato’s book Good Charts where Berinato underscores the importance of sketching and how he and Walter Frick brainstormed on [...]
I think the number one infraction in data visualization is the misuse of color. If I were pressed for time and had to distill my recommendations on color into a Haiku, it would be this: Make everything gray Except the few things you think Should be highlighted Yes, this is simple, bordering on the simplistic, [...]
I hadn’t planned on founding Data Revelations in 2011. It was thrust upon me by a layoff. Out of work, I put a web site together and started blogging about visualizing survey data using Tableau. My hope was that these posts would help me land a consulting gig. As I waited for the phone to [...]
Last week I saw a reprehensible and delusional post from Elon Musk on his social media platform, X. Shortly thereafter I read Robert Reich’s Guardian opinion piece on how Elon Musk has gained a concerning level of power over US national security. For certain, Musk is a genius. He is our era’s Thomas Edison and [...]
How do you explain what data visualization is and how helpful it can be? Join the discussion here. Background I recently had to address some serious health issues that required a lengthy hospital stay followed by a long in-patient rehab. I won't go into the details, but over the course of my stays people would [...]
Delight, dismay, and why it’s your responsibility to vet the data Thank you to Alli Torban, Anna Foard, and Ben Jones for their feedback. My Delight A few weeks ago, I saw this terrific interactive graphic in one of my social media feeds. It was part of a recent Makeover Monday challenge. What a great [...]
