If Data Could Talk

Truck Charts, Baselines and Population: Why Axios' wonderful chart about Ford F-150 trucks shows that every chart is a compromise.

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I was asked by some colleagues to share my path to a job as "Evangelist" and explain what inspires me. I thought I'd share it with you all!

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Here's something I worked on for a company talent contest. Enjoy!

Inspired by a trick I learnt from Michael Feldman. This working was helped by feedback from my magician friend Luis Alberto Iglesias Gómez.

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When showing percentages, should we show the full 100% or truncate to fit the data? I take a look, with referral to a chart from the BBC.

More on this topic here: https://gravyanecdote.com/visual-analytics/coronavirus-be-wary-how-we-visualise-data/

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Join me as I discuss the Tableau Zen Master application process with Jonathan Drummey and Bridget Cogley.

Nominations:
https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2019/12/nominations-are-open-2020-zen-masters

More info on the Tableau Zen Masters:
https://www.tableau.com/zen-masters

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As part of my coverage of the election, I noticed that the Swingometer, long loved in the UK, has become anachronistic and, more importantly, inaccurate. It's time to drop this viz in favour of more accurate ways of showing data.
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