Chart Chat Live — Round 18
In this Chart Chat we reflect on Sankey and proportion charts, unit charts, unemployment charts and presenting complex data. https://youtu.be/IIirXyOcbeQ
Thinking about the performing arts during the pandemic
The best encapsulation I’ve heard of the past year comes from a colleague, Jon Cohen of SurveyMonkey, who saw this twitter post: There’s so much to be grateful for, but so little to be happy about. I am very grateful that there remains a demand for my services, but I [...]
Screaming Cats, Scaredy-Cats, and TURDs
January 18, 2021 Some thoughts about critique in data visualization. Background For the past 18 months I’ve been working on a new book (more on this in a moment). Last September, I asked some colleagues to review selected chapters. I asked everybody to review the preface, which included this passage: My friend Jonathan Schwabish provided [...]
WTF? Why doesn’t this survey data stuff work?
Overview I’ve written almost ten years’ worth of blog posts on visualizing survey data using Tableau (see https://www.datarevelations.com/visualizing-survey-data/). The good news is that dozens of how-to articles that are currently on my website are relevant and the techniques work. That said, Tableau made a HUGE change in how you can model data with the release [...]
Chart Chat Live — Round 17
In this Chart Chat we reflect on a night of election vizzes, the lack of innovation and clarity (with the exception of the tie gauge, frownometer, and chipped cartogram) and whether we should access all visualizations based on precision (spoiler alert:NO!). https://youtu.be/xa2T-dIA-T0
Chart Chat Live — Round 16
In this Chart Chat we discuss election trackers and showing uncertainty. https://youtu.be/STk6n3JJGvE
Set Controls and survey data – how to compare responses for this group vs that group vs overall
September 30, 2020 Overview Tableau introduced Set Controls in 2020.2. Set Controls look like checkbox filters but instead of adding and removing data from a view they determine which elements are in a set and which are not. This feature can be very useful in visualizing survey data. But why not just use filters? [...]
Chart Chat Live — Round 15
In this Chart Chat we discuss waffle and unit charts, Iron Viz, a new approach to visualizing a P&L statement, and contact tracking visualizations. https://youtu.be/-q3ZTmWkQV8
Be careful what you amplify
Be careful what you amplify And some thoughts on color palettes / color ramps Background This tweet got a lot of attention recently (see https://twitter.com/andishehnouraee/status/1284237474831761408?s=20) Figure 1 -- Tweet suggesting that Georgia is trying to hide something. While I did not retweet it, I did blindly chime in that this looked like gross incompetence, [...]
Chart Chat Live — Round 14
In this Chart Chat we interview Len Kiefer, Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, explore problems with how the Georgia Department of Health visualizes Covid-19 data, and a discussion around our role as data visualization people to promote anti-racism. https://youtu.be/s-9Tix91TOI
