The Graph Makeover Contest makes it clear that there are multiple ways to plot a data set with no one way being best. This post shows alternatives to a pair of donut charts.
While not a public speaking professional, I know how I react as a member of the audience. This post lists some of my pet peeves at conferences.
Your pharmacy may not give you the number of pills your doctor prescribed. Always count your pills.
This week is NYC Data Week, co-produced by the City of ‘s Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (DoITT) and s Strata + Hadoop World Conference. Multiple events will be held every day this week. Those of you in the greater City area may want to attend some of them. Most are free. Wherever you [...]
Good Magazine along with Other Means published an interactive graphic discussing if America can be energy independent. A static view of it appears in Figure 1. Immediately you’ll notice that the labels for “Natural Gas,” “Nuclear,” and “Renewable” extend beyond the heights of the bars. Not only is this design unattractive, but it interferes with [...]
