We’re often tempted to include some kind of accessorizing effect in our charts without knowing that deep down we’re making them impossible to interpret and thus ruining their purpose. A typical case is the 3D pie chart. Many people, including executives, have a certain likeness for 3D charts. Somehow they believe that these look “modernâ€.… Continue reading How to create better charts
Nate Silver y el triunfo de Big Data
Sin duda el mejor análisis de datos de las elecciones norteamericanas de 2012 fue el realizado por Nate Silver. A pesar de ser odiado por los crÃticos, Silver logró una predicción del resultado en los 50 estados. Su sitio web, FiveThirtyEight.com está lleno de sobrias pero efectivas visualizaciones que son el resultado mezclar a un… Continue reading Nate Silver y el triunfo de Big Data
How to choose the right chart
There’s a chart for every situation. Each type of information that you have and each analysis that you want to make can be benefited or harmed by the chart you choose. The idea of displaying data graphically is to help the other person understand what you mean to say. Do you think sales are at… Continue reading How to choose the right chart
Telling stories with charts
In The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Tufte highlights Minard’s famous graphic where the story of the lives (and deaths) of over 400,000 soldiers is told during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. Tufte declares it the first infographic that combines geographical elements with time and temperature variables. But the most relevant aspect of the chart is that it… Continue reading Telling stories with charts
Contando historias con gráficos
En The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Tufte destaca el famoso gráfico de Minard en el que se relata la vida (y la muerte) de más de 400.000 soldados durante la invasión napoleonica de Rusia. Tufte lo declara como la primera infografÃa que une elementos geográficos con variables de tiempo y temperatura. Pero lo más relevante… Continue reading Contando historias con gráficos