When it comes to visualizing data, there is no shortage of charts and graphs to choose from. From traditional graphs to innovative hand-coded visualizations, there is a continuum of visualizations ...

I propose the following law: “The longer an innovative visualization exists, the probability someone says it should have been a line/bar chart approaches 1” I’ve seen the “shoulda been a line chart” ...

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows upon rows of numbers, scattered information, and endless spreadsheets that seem to blur together. If you’ve ever stared at a dataset wondering how to make sense ...

Learn how to make everything from basic line graphs to racing bar charts — all interactive and easily animated — with the echarts4r R package. While I’m mostly settled on ggplot2 for static plots, I’m ...

Data Visualization is a widely used technique for visualizing, analyzing, and presenting datasets using different types of graphs. It is an effective way to evaluate a large data set using pictorial ...

While the paradigm of "more data is better" might look good from the executive suite, there's a challenge that many front-line business managers are encountering once they dig into this trove of new ...

Now more than ever, visuals are used to relay facts and figures in business, politics and socioeconomics. Data visualizations, such as graphs, charts and tables, are commonplace in presentations. When ...

Charts and sparklines are powerful data visualization tools in Excel. Here’s a guide to the most popular chart types in Excel and how to best use them. Microsoft Excel offers a plethora of tools for ...

Charles Hornbaker, a first-year student at the Harvard Business School, admits historical corn yields are not the most interesting subject in the world. But as part of a design team with fellow ...