Choosing the right way to visualize your data makes the difference between telling a clear, compelling story or creating cognitive overload. Here's how to pick. Data is best understood when presented ...

Effective data visualizations display complex information in a way that's easy to understand. Here's what goes into creating a good one. Data visualization has grown more complex as the number of data ...

If you’ve ever doubted that visualization matters to data analysis, you need to see these images. Why is data visualization so important in statistics, anyway? Graphs and other kinds of visualizations ...

There’s always something going on in the field of data visualization, but until recently it was only something that people in the field noticed. To the outside world, beyond perhaps an occasional ...

We’re all collecting data – mounds and mounds of data. So, how do we use this data to make it worthwhile? Well, regardless of whether you’re presenting data to company executives or prospective ...

The use case for data visualization is simple. Whether it’s a single visualization, a dashboard, or even a data story, when layered upon the foundation of careful statistics and good data, a ...

Having the technical know-how to bring quantitative visions into beautiful, understandable focus is not only a sought-after skill among employers, but it’s really important for making sense out of the ...

Good data visualization can help facilitate both analysis and reporting. Explore the UNHCR Data Visualization Platform that provides insights, guidelines, and tools for better data storytelling. The ...

Jennifer Zaino is a New York-based freelance writer specializing in business and technology journalism. Her work appears in publications including The Semantic Web Blog, RFID Journal, Smart Enterprise ...