Stop Making People Read Across Multiple Pie Charts (& Here’s What to Do Instead)
Mar 14th, 2019 / Data Visualization
It’s 3.14—Happy Pi(e Chart) Day! If you’ve read this blog before, or heard me speak, then you know that designing … more »
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One Dataset, Five Line Charts
Dec 15th, 2015 / Data Visualization
I recently partnered with a group of public health researchers. We were brainstorming different ways to display the number of new HIV infections in each subgroup and as always, there are several correct ways to display these numbers.
More »Alternatives to the Clustered Bar Chart
Mar 31st, 2015 / Data Visualization
We can all agree that 3-d exploding pie charts are pretty rotten. My vote for worst chart? The clustered bar chart. Clustered bar charts aren’t inherently bad, but their overuse is killing me. A report that only contains the same chart type over and over and over, regardless of whether that chart is really the best tool for the job. Let’s explore alternatives to this overused chart. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite alternative at the end of the post.
More »Avoiding Diagonal Text in Your Charts
May 29th, 2014 / Data Visualization
As I look back at past reports there are definitely some things I would re-do if I had the chance. In particular, avoiding diagonal text in charts.
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