context

Look around. Take it in.

The data might exist on a single page or in a single file, but there’s always more to it. Take a step outside for a better view.

Data represents the real world, and visualization represents data. But sometimes data and the real world disagree with each other.

When it comes to meaningful visualization, context is everything. Richard Brath, at the…

Got a chuckle out of me:

Me explaining why standardizing your variables is…

In this guide, I look maybe a little too closely at how to adjust axis labels for more readable charts.

Jen Luker noted, “As amazing as @github is, it is a tool designed…

Context makes data useful. Without it, it’s easy to get lost in numbers…

We read and hear numbers in the news all the time, but it…