Top 5 Data Skills You Need to Learn in 2019
Think about it. We have 26 letters in the alphabet and 10 basic numerical digits. Yet, somehow it all combines to generate more than 2.5 quintillion bytes of da...
Category: Data Visualization
Framing Your Data Correctly
When presenting information how you frame it matters. To illustrate this point we're going to compare how FiveThirtyEight, one of the best data news sources, ch...
How Medical Costs Vary by Region
Data updated 2016-09-21 from CMS.govOriginally posted 2013-05-17 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (cms.gov) released a report detailing Medicare P...
San Diego Fire Department Calls Analysis
The city of San Diego, my home, recently opened up a lot of their data here: SD Open Data Portal Being the data geek and curious citizen I am I was wondering ab...
D3 Force Layout Basics
Force Layouts in D3 are a fun and engaging way to visualize data. Because they're so different from how other chart types work it can be difficult to comprehend...
Tableau vs D3 – Which one should I use?
Slides This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office Online. Examples for D3 and Tableau D3 Examples Tableau Gallery ...
Every Mass Shooting Since 2013 Visualized
Yesterday's events in Orlando were tragic and gave us all pause. I don't have much I can do to contribute to the conversation other than to draw attention how i...
Tesla Model S Data Viz Remix
Let me start by saying the Tesla Model S is the best car ever made. I'm not the only one saying it… In fact, the Model S actually scored 103 points in Con...
Every Game of Thrones Battle Visualized
I found this fun data set recently, and since I have an unhealthy obsession with Game of Thrones, I figured why not make a visualization showing which house has...
Makeover Monday: Global Warming By The Numbers
In this week's Makeover Monday I take a crack at Ed Hawkins wildly popular radar chart (link) showing how global temperatures have risen dramatically in recent ...