Bringing you into the world of data
What can be done with the data, once it has been collected? Two suggestions come to mind: analysis is the process by which we extract actionable insights from the data (this process is discussed in later posts), while visualisation is… Read moreData Visualisation & Representation
R has become one of the world’s leading languages for statistical and data analysis. While the base R installation does support simple visualizations, its plots are rarely of high-enough quality for publication. Enter Hadley Wickam’s ggplot2, an aesthetically and logical… Read moreA ggplot2 Primer
In his 2006 offering Beautiful Evidence, Edward Tufte highlights what he calls the Fundamental Principles of Analytical Design. In this short article, we illustrate Tufte’s principles by analyzing the Gapminder’s Foundation Health and Wealth 2012 data visualization. Data Science Report Series… Read moreFundamentals Principles of Analytical Design
I am a big fan of the celebrity super chef Heston Blumenthal. Aside from his crazy culinary creations one of the things that draws me to him is his obsession with the history of food. If you watch pretty much any… Read moreData Visualizations that Changed History – Part 1