Statistical Visualization
Finding patterns, distributions, and anomalies.
17 Ways to Visualize the Twitter Universe
I just created a new Twitter account, and it got me to thinking…
Explore Your del.icio.us Tags and Bookmarks On 6pli
Santiago, who I met at the Visualizar workshop, forwarded me his work on…
Can We Improve this Graphic Showing History of Bipartisan Senate?
Some thoughts on what I think would make this graphic on the U.S. senate's history of bipartisan politics a bit more useful.
Is an Animated Transition From a Scatter Plot to a Bar Graph Effective?
Jeffrey Heer and George G. Robertson investigate the benefits of using animation in statistical graphics.
New Hampshire Graphic from The Times
This graphic is from The New York Times graphics department. It matches the…
One Day in the Life of the Average American
Time Magazine’s multimedia section has a fun, little piece showing some statistics for…
A Magazine Dedicated Entirely to Visualizing Something Useful
GOOD Magazine is “media for people who give a damn.”
While so much…
Presidential Nomination Polls With Smoothers
It almost feels like I see a new poll every day for who’s…
iPod Design and Apple Stock Over the Years
Wall Street Journal put up a nice little graphic showing the evolution of…
The Times: Wealthiest Americans Ever
In honor of my New York Times induction day, a visualization of The…
America Wins in Petrol Consumption per Day
A very simple graph from The Economist (spiced up a bit with a…
Focus Cloud: Tag Cloud with a Twist
Everyone’s familiar with tag clouds, but Aaron Bassett put a slight twist to…