I recently wrote about how Facebook and others could be about to take online socializing to the next level with virtual reality. But the implications of the growing presence VR is going to take in the tech industry in the next few years go far beyond a new breed of chatrooms. A lot of excited discussions have been taking place around how it will affect the way we visualize data in general – and obviously that includes Big Data.…
Any great story means visualization and detail. It takes the small additions of those details to build a picture in someone’s mind to truly make the story complete. The same goes for analytics and data. These inclusions to our marketing strategies make it so that as marketers we can tell the stories that make for successful campaigns and customer journeys. However, interpreting all the data correctly and turning it into a great story can be an…
Data analysis isn’t just about assembling, ordering and interpreting data; it’s also about educating, simplifying, clarifying, and persuading. In the hands of skilled analysts, data can make a powerful impression on its viewers. Data can change opinions. It can instil values and translate experiences. It can influence society and inform human behavior. Data analysis and visualization isn’t only about reporting change; data can bring about change. Using data to encourage change ‘Press Freedom is at risk in different countries…
If you’ve ever wondered whether your county has more pigs, chickens, or people living in it, stat geek Bo McCready, 31, has got you covered. McCready, of Austin, has become a mainstay on Reddit’s r/data is beautiful over the past seven months thanks to creative data visualizations on everything from farm animals to the history of one hit wonders. McCready’s biggest posts to date include a look at the most popular film genres since 1910 (which collected nearly 38,000 votes), how “Game…
The U.S. student loan debt has now reached a staggering $1.6 trillion this year and continuing to grow, many college graduates worry that they may never be able to pay off their debt. Over 44 million Americans have student debt and the average graduate in the U.S. owes approximately $40,000 each. Recent pushes in politics have centered around the student debt crisis. Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill titled the “Student Loan Debt Relief Act of 2019.” The bill stated a…
Data visualization tools are constantly evolving to offer more powerful features while improving accessibility and user-friendliness. With an increasing number of job roles requiring us to present data to back up our decision-making, visualization tools are an increasingly important tool in our working lives. Today’s top visualization and dashboarding tools are cloud-native, so they are able to connect with your data wherever it is stored, and the key trends are artificial intelligence, automation, and augmentation. This…
2020 was an astounding year for insightful, informative data visualization articles — here were the top 10 I saw all year (in no particular order), in each case including a representative quote from the piece and a brief note of why it was at the top of my must-read list: #1 — 39 studies about human perception in 30 minutes For the last several years, I’ve wondered about what we actually know from scientific studies about…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But how much data can a picture capture? Or, more interestingly, how can a picture tell a story that’s hiding in data? Our eyes can process vast amounts of information rapidly, and we can take advantage of that to make the most of our data. This is good, because big data is producing more data than ever before. Data analytics are being deployed in many domains and for…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But how much data can a picture capture? Or, more interestingly, how can a picture tell a story that’s hiding in data? Our eyes can process vast amounts of information rapidly, and we can take advantage of that to make the most of our data. This is good, because big data is producing more data than ever before. Data analytics are being deployed in many domains and for…
At the heart of the scientific method lies the ability to make sense from data. However, this is a challenge in the fast-moving field of biotechnology, where new experimental methods are creating huge amounts of complex data. These data promise to revolutionise healthcare, food and agriculture, but it can be difficult to extract answers to specific research questions from these sets of numbers. Data visualisation can help. Our eyes deliver information very rapidly to our brains, and…
