We’ve covered three common techniques, but it’s just the surface of how people use data visualization to mislead. Do you have an example of a particularly poorly built visualization?

R is an open-source programming language and environment with powerful and extensive features for data analysis, data visualization, and statistical computing. Although R first appeared in the 1990s, ...

Data visualization is the presentation of data in a graphical format to make it easier for decision makers to see and understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data.

Visualizations can be made much more sophisticated, but the examples here provide a basic concept that can be expanded upon as necessary. An added benefit of using data visualization is the increased ...

Data visualization is a vast field and if you are reading this post it means you are interested in getting better. So now that you know common mistakes, here are some resources that will help you ...

Easy-to-use mapping tools give researchers the power to create beautiful visualizations of geographic data.

Data-visualization companies are creating buzz with visual representations that let you "see" your data and manipulate it—instead of reading columns of numbers. Big data is a big plus: You can ...

It's early days, but examples of 3D data visualizations hint at big changes to come in how we interact with data. Recently, I spoke with Simon Wright, Director of AR/VR for Genesys, about one such ...

Real-time, contextual, situational data visualization provides operational, tactical, and strategic data. A simple example is instructive.