Improving on a pair of pie charts
A brief discussion about perceptual problems associated with pie charts and some suggested alternatives to using a pair of pie charts to show the composition of a whole at two different points in time....
View ArticleMultiple small multiples
A look at different options for the scaling of axes in small multiples. UN population data, discussed previously, is used again. The post Multiple small multiples appeared first on Data Stream of...
View ArticleCommunicating changes in rank over time: bumps charts and slopegraphs
Ideas concerning the tracking of carbon dioxide emission rankings through time. The post Communicating changes in rank over time: bumps charts and slopegraphs appeared first on Data Stream of...
View ArticlePolitical parties, parliamentary predictions and pie-chart perception
Is a pie chart an appropriate visualisation choice for showing the make-up of the UK's House of Commons after the 2015 general election? The post Political parties, parliamentary predictions and...
View ArticleHome is where the data art is
Data visualisation, data art and the law of large numbers. The post Home is where the data art is appeared first on Data Stream of Consciousness.
View ArticleThe y-must-you-insist-it-starts-at-0? axis
Eight articles explaining why the y axis of a chart shouldn't (necessarily) start at 0. The post The y-must-you-insist-it-starts-at-0? axis appeared first on Data Stream of Consciousness.
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