With all the new tools available, maybe it’s time to add to the existing toolset.
Nathan Yau
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When I Switched Visualization Tools
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Outsourced work and generative AI
For Rest of World, Andrew Deck turned the AI focus on outsourced workers,…
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A rubber stamp for graph axes
For graphing on the go, Present & Correct offers a rubber stamp with…
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Introduction to statistical learning, with Python examples
An Introduction to Statistical Learning, with Applications in R by Gareth James, Daniela…
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Wimbledon grass patterns
This might surprise you, but the grass at the Wimbledon tennis tournament is…
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Focusing on the majority of students not affected by affirmative action
For NYT Opinion, Richard Arum and Mitchell L. Stevens, with graphics by Quoctrung…
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Learning to Use One Visualization Tool Really Well
There are many tools, which makes it tempting to learn them all. Instead, learn one tool really well and the logic carries over to the others.
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Fonts primer
The Washington Post provides an introduction to fonts with mini-quizzes and straightforward examples.…
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xkcd: Real estate analysis
xkcd provides the analysis we all need. I can’t believe Jupiter scored so…
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Competitive hot dog eating requirements
Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, so gross to watch but impossible to…
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Mosaic, a framework for scalable and linked visualization
From the University of Washington Interactive Data Lab, Mosaic is a research project…
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Oddly specific ad profiles
Advertising funds a big chunk of the web, but for advertisers to continue…
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Visualization Tools and Learning Resources, June 2023 Roundup
Here’s the good stuff for June.
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Astericking NBA champions
It seems to have grown more common for basketball fans to complain that…
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Noise and health
The New York Times explores how noise impacts health:
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Password game requires more ridiculous rules as you play
Password rules seem to get more strict and weird over time. Neal Agarwal…
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A year of flight paths, for someone with an unlimited pass
United Airlines sold a lifetime unlimited pass in 1990 for $290,000. Tom Stuker…
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Map of electric grid required for cleaner energy
To power the United States with more clean energy, you might think it’s…
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Crochet lake map
Andrew Hahn crocheted a map of Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Each stitch represents…
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Chart Practice: Branch Out Beyond the Visual Bits
Learn more about your data and have more to visualize.