Visualize 2016! Over the last decade or so, strategic planning and evaluation geeks like us have been watching the dawn of a golden age of evidence-based decision making-- and it looks like that trend is only going to accelerate in 2016. At TrueBearing, we think a big part of our job to is to put actionable [...]
The Centers for Disease Control have produced a great data visualization on the rising rate of drug-overdose fatalities in the United States over the past decade. Click on the Storypoints-- a great feature in Tableau-- to explore this endemic problem from different perspectives.
One tool we use in our strategic planning and evaluation work with clients is called a data visualization dashboard. Dynamic and interactive, a data visualization dashboard, or “viz,” displays an organization’s key performance indicators at a single glance. More than that, a viz allows a user to quickly ask their own questions of the data, making interacting with your data painless (and even fun!). […]
We're always on the lookout for data being used in engaging and accessible ways, and this data visualization is a great example. It's not just a pretty image - click to drill down and explore specific outcomes that DFCs are reporting state by state. Kudos to shalini ajayan for this viz!
It’s that time of year, when the “Best of” lists are published… so why shouldn’t data visualization get some love, too? We love discovering data visualizations that pack a punch, bringing obscure or complex topics into vivid clarity, and we’ll bring them to you whenever we see examples that show the power of a good viz. You’ll find several in this list by Gizmodo (not your usual academic journal, we admit!). […]
Infographics--and their high-octane brethren data visualizations-- can seem pretty darned authoritative. Sometimes they look so elegant and compelling that they just short-circuit your logical abilities and trigger your gullibilities. But just because they're pretty doesn't make them true, as this humorous infographic from SystemComic demonstrates in style.
Before the tryptophan sets in, you’ll want to take a look at this fun data visualization from Powerhouse. Want to eat that extra helping of sweet potatoes? Love that pecan pie? […]
I’m still sifting through the aftermath of the Presidential election and the controversial accusations of bias in polling and predictions leveled against various pollsters on all sides of the political spectrum. For data geeks, the question of bias in polling is a source of endless fascination. As someone whose profession involves mostly non-political surveys, however, I zeroed in on a basic methodological question: Regardless of polling firm, what polling method showed the least bias in predicting the election? According to a detailed post by Nate Silver, the answer is clear, and should make anyone who relies on survey or polling data sit up and take notice: All things being equal, online surveys showed 40 percent less bias than live telephone interviewers, and an astonishing 72 percent less bias than automated telephone “robopolls.” […]
An entirely different level of data visualization-- based on real-time data-- brain fMRI data yields a fully interactive model!
The tech website Gizmodo recently posted an article that displays the data for the most popular photos of the year. It examines what cameras they were shot with and the settings that were used to shoot them. Unfortunately, this is a classic example of interesting data that was displayed poorly. An example: […]
