by Stephanie Evergreen | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Dataviz
Humans in the western culture tend to see things that trend upward as positive and lines that trend downward as bad. But what if bad is good? And not like my college boyfriend. But in the sense that a decrease is a good thing. Let’s use the example of weight loss. If...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Jul 29, 2015 | Blog, Dataviz
Slopegraphs are a newer graph type with powerhouse capabilities. They rely on Excel’s line graphing feature but they don’t necessarily have to show change over time. Slopegraphs play into our ability to judge slope fairly well. For this reason, they are perfect for...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Dataviz
Dear Good Housekeeping, I needed a few new appliances. My old Shark vacuum cleaner bit the dust for the second time and in the same week my washing machine started eating all my towels. So I was interested in the spread from your Good Housekeeping Research Institute,...
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...
