In this era of big data and sophisticated analytics those tortured souls whose job it is to explain and inform have a big problem: How to to make understandable and actionable what the data reveals.

“Touch this dot,” the text reads. So I touch the tiny dot with my finger not knowing why. “You just left behind 100,000 bacteria,” the book explains on the next page. “Or more knowing you.” Stefanie ...

Gothic churches point towards Jerusalem… or do they? Data storyteller R.J. Andrews put this theory to the test. Andrews discussed his findings, among other adventures and discoveries in the field of ...

Introduction : ugly, bad, and wrong figures -- Part 1. From data to visualization. Visualizing data : mapping data onto aesthetics -- Coordinate systems and axes -- Color scales -- Directory of ...

David Gerbing, Ph.D, from Portland State University, explores professional, interactive data visualization for everyone ...

While data visualization can seem like a modern design focus, it really has its roots in the High Middle Ages when a sudden rise in information and population resulted in the need to convey ideas in ...

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 ...

Healthcare institutions have access to large amounts of patient data, but oftentimes it is so complex and disorganized that they spend more time managing their data than analyzing and actually using ...

The Minard System: The Complete Statistical Graphics of Charles-Joseph Minard by Sandra Rendgen. Princeton Architectural Press, 2018 ($60). French civil engineer Charles-Joseph Minard became famous in ...

Imagine tapping into a raw data feed from a distributed network of IoT devices in a logistics center. The center is full of robots, employee work stations, and shipping and receiving docks. The data ...