by Stephanie Evergreen | May 20, 2015 | Blog, charts, Dataviz
Most of the time, I think radar graph are deployed wrong. They are designed to show percentages along several categories – like a bar graph could – but the axis are distributed around a central point, such that the percentages link together and create a...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Apr 22, 2015 | Blog, charts, Communicating Findings, Dataviz
I say: Trend over time? You say: Line graph! I know, that’s how it goes, right? We are so used to seeing trends over time visualized as line graphs that even my 3rd grader can interpret them with ease. But sometimes it helps to have other options that better fit...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Apr 8, 2015 | Big Picture, Blog, charts, Communicating Findings, Dataviz
What’s your point? Seriously, that’s the most important question to ask when creating a data visualization. And its the first thing I ask a client who sends me data for redesign. What’s your point? The answers drive nearly everything about...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Mar 11, 2015 | Blog, charts, Dataviz
This, my friends, is a nested area graph. I got this idea from the smart people at Innovation Network, including my frequent copresenter in crime, Ann Emery. And it is super amazing at visualizing the sequence of survey questions that branch. The kind where it says...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Jan 21, 2015 | Big Picture, Blog, charts, dashboard, Dataviz
Presenting data effectively changes the kinds of conversations that can happen inside organizations. Better presentations shape an improved culture of decision-making. Let me tell you about a recent example of this. Late 2012 I got a call from an evaluation officer...
