David Napoli

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Minute Physics says this chart is missing from all spreadsheet software — https://youtu.be/5zBg9pH_6bE

… well, while I agree it is not directly available, it can be (relatively) easily created — I just did it in Excel in about 5 minutes, and no "photoshopping" of the axis is required.

Ping me if interested and I can share the file — and explain how I did it. #DataViz

The Chart Missing From ALL Spreadsheet Software

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Minute Physics says this chart is missing from all spreadsheet software — https://youtu.be/5zBg9pH_6bE

… well, while I agree it is not directly available, it can be (relatively) easily created — I just did it in Excel in about 5 minutes, and no "photoshopping" of the axis is required.

Ping me if interested and I can share the file — and explain how I did it. #DataViz

The Chart Missing From ALL Spreadsheet Software

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"The Open Visualization Academy is an open source repository of knowledge about information design and #DataViz"

Coming in 2025, from / by Alberto Cairo

https://openvisualizationacademy.org/

Open Visualization Academy – A public online repository of knowledge about data visualization and information design

New on eagereyes: Paper: Business Data Visualization, Beyond the Boring
https://eagereyes.org/blog/2024/paper-business-data-vis-beyond-boring
Paper: Business Data Visualization, Beyond the Boring

The words 'business' and 'data visualization' probably put you to sleep before you even reach the end of this sentence. But wake up! There's actually a lot of interesting work to be done in this area, if only we give it a chance.

First aid for figures! 📊 🧪🔬

When I teach & train I hand out a link-list with all websites useful for designing a Data Figure: chart choosing, text, layout, color...

I finally collected all links in one place! Let me know what is missing!

#DataVisualization #science #SciComm #DataViz

https://helenajamborwrites.netlify.app/posts/24-10_linkcollection/

HelenaJamborWrites - First aid for figures: all resources

A collection of links to useful resources for data visualization

An outstanding site — #DataViz Teaching and Learning Materials https://visualization.info/
Visualization.info

Visualization.info contains a selection of educational resources on data visualization, including lecture videos, tutorials, textbooks, and lecture notes. It aims to be of support to educators and professionals in teaching, guiding, and promoting data visualization.

The Infinite Cracker Conjecture: no matter how many (oyster) crackers you put in your chili, you can always add one more

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American Statistical Association Special Issue on #DataViz https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2024/09/02/dataviz/ | Discussions on interpreting / interacting w/ statistical charts, "probability playground", and more
"While data visualizations appear to present information objectively, they are laden with assumptions. Some of those assumptions are held by the chart maker, and others are held by you." https://www.asimov.press/p/charts
On Fables and Nuanced Charts

While data visualizations appear to present information objectively, they are laden with assumptions. Some of those assumptions are held by the chart maker, and others are held by you.

Asimov Press
How can "self-service" analytics ever be expected to be successful when people continually ask "what's the link to <x> dashboard?" for dashboard links provided in Slack the prior working day *and* pinned in Slack? 😒