An infographic video and stills from a video that attempt to visualize the size of one trillion dollars through comparing it to alternative purchasing power.
The backstory regarding from where the data in yesterday’s post came. The post describes how easy it is to convey no data with a pie chart.
Readers are asked to rank data points in a pie chart and then a data plot to determine which is easier.
Infographic containing the IHS Global Insight Economic Outlook Index and its 11 components: Real Federal Funds Rate, Interest Rate Yield Curve, Corporate Bond Spread, Hours Worked, Building Permits, Non-Defense Capital Goods Order, Money Supply, Stock Price, ISM Export Orders Index, Crude Oil Prices, and Light Vehicle Sales
A fellow-reader has asked me to post a link to a survey he is conducting as part of his Masters Degree.
Stephen Kershaw, MMSc candidate, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada writes:
I’m conducting a survey of blog readers to complete my Master’s degree at Ryerson University. The survey asks readers about why and how they read blogs (and Twitter), and about what tools they use to do so. Its purpose is to provide better context for the design of new tools. . . . I need at least 200 responses for the survey to be statistically meaningful. I’m almost half way there. Respondents so far have told me that the survey is interesting and quick to fill out.
So frequently, we talk about poor customer service. I wanted to find some examples of excellent customer service. We’ve listed 10 examples of what people found to be excellent customer service.
“Private Student Loans – A Lesson in Debt” visualization is presented. Many issues that obscure the data are discussed. An alternate presentation style is suggested.
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Piero Zagami created a data visualization for the unstructured text of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSC/R). The technique uses radial graphs and color coding. This article includes some images of the project and links to resources where more information is available.
