Category: Analytics

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Star Wars galaxy map

I can’t vouch for the accuracy of this Star Wars map, but I appreciate the spirit of visualizing fictional spaces. Tags: fiction, Star Wars Source: Data

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Convergence to sameness in the algorithm

As my father-in-law’s Facebook feed would suggest, the “algorithm” has a way of converging hard into your interests and everything starts to look familiar. For NYT Opinion, Kirby Ferguson ponders…

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#SWDchallenge: visualize qualitative data

When it comes to data visualization, we generally focus on quantitative data: numbers, trends, and metrics. But qualitative data—text-based insights, open-ended survey responses, and stories—can also be powerful. Qualitative data…

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2024.

I haven’t reviewed a year on FlowingData since 2020, which seems like a serious oversight in the system (me). I need to get this annual review out before my boss…

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Best Data Visualization Projects of 2024

Many datasets were analyzed and many charts were made this year. If I liked a project, it was on FlowingData. But only a handful can be the best. These are…

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Seeing the single largest tree in the forest of 400 billion

Fabien Wagner works with CTrees in an effort to map tree canopy height in the Amazon rainforest. In the process, he might have found the largest tree in the Amazon:…

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happy holidays from SWD

As we close out 2024, we find ourselves doing what’s natural for many of us to do each December, which is to reflect on the journey of the past year—what…

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Important Update coming to R and Python visuals in Power BI

Update for R/Py visuals in PBI Source: PowerBI

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Online reach of Elon Musk on X

As you can imagine, Elon Musk, the owner of X, has a prominent influence on the social media platform. For the Washington Post, Jeremy B. Merrill, Trisha Thadani, and Kevin…

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Network of Supermarket Chains

Here’s the current landscape of supermarket parent companies and their subsidiaries — national chains, regional, local, co-ops, specialty, ethnic, and discount. Read More Source: Data