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Daydreaming Numbers
1y ago
For this week, I created a quick makeover using Datawrapper. My aim was to allow easy comparison between the 10 waste sources. I chose to use the trusted old bar chart.
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Daydreaming Numbers
1y ago
The challenge with stacked bar charts is that if there is something interesting happening further up the stack, it becomes difficult to see because it is stacked on top of other things that are also changing. In this chart, with 7 different colours, it is hard to understand what's going on.
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Daydreaming Numbers
1y ago
Original Analysis of the original Here are a series of questions I use to analyse a chart. Where are my eyes drawn?: My eyes are drawn to the blue arc for G7 average. What works in this visual?: The circular bars are sorted. Good use of colors to represent countries and average. Identify clutter, make […]
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Daydreaming Numbers
6y ago
Don’t let your message be lost amongst mountains of text.In most organizations, powerpoint has become the de facto presentation tool. When asked to run a meeting, we instantly open powerpoint… Read More
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6y ago
The problem with using so many colors in a chart is it introduces a sense of complexity. People perceive more aesthetic designs as easier to use. They tend to be more engaged with a chart if it appears pretty.
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6y ago
A waterfall chart is used to show how an initial value is increased and/or decreased by a series of intermediate values, leading to a final value.
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6y ago
A cycle plot shows both days of the week/month of the year effect and trend/cycle in data. Cycle plots were created by Willian Cleveland and his colleagues in 1978 at Bell Labs.
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Daydreaming Numbers
6y ago
For this week, I created a quick makeover using Datawrapper. My aim was to allow easy comparison between the 10 waste sources. I chose to use the trusted old bar chart.
The post Makeover Monday: What kind of waste appears on UK beaches? appeared first on Daydreaming Numbers ..read more
Daydreaming Numbers
6y ago
Indexing data is an effective method to normalize the data to a common starting point and observe how variables change over time relative to each other.
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Daydreaming Numbers
6y ago
The challenge with stacked bar charts is that if there is something interesting happening further up the stack, it becomes difficult to see because it is stacked on top of other things that are also changing. In this chart, with 7 different colours, it is hard to understand what's going on.
The post Makeover Monday: Consumer spending by generation appeared first on Daydreaming Numbers ..read more