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Why I don't use Marimekko charts (and what I use instead)
Marimekko charts are a less common chart type for a reason: They require a lot of cognitive effort to read and can make certain types of insights hard to spot. More importantly, other, easier-to-read chart types can virtually always be used to communicate the same insights.
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How many slices can you put in a pie chart?
Просмотров 2053 месяца назад
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁? Two? Three? Six? Opinions vary on this question, and my answer in this short video might surprise you (could a 30-slice pie chart actually work?). Links mentioned in this video: My Practical Charts On Demand course (use coupon code save20-45 to get 20% off): www.practicalreporting.com/pcod Article about why I think pie charts can be the best choice: n...
Fixing a chart of email subscriber counts (step-by-step chart makeover)
Просмотров 1733 месяца назад
A step-by-step redesign of a chart from a popular email marketing application's dashboard, highlighting how to make quantitative and time scales easier to read. To learn more about the Practical Charts On Demand course, visit www.practicalreporting.com/pcod . Use the coupon code save20-44 before Sep1 2024 to get 20% off!
How I turned this OK chart into a great chart (step-by-step process)
Просмотров 3354 месяца назад
A step-by-step process of redesigning an OK chart to make it easier to read and to make its key messages much more clear.
Is it OK to use smoothed/curvy lines in line charts?
Просмотров 1268 месяцев назад
Are "smoothed" line charts OK? Or do they misrepresent the data? I'm not as concerned about smoothed line charts as some others, but I generally avoid using them myself. Why? Watch the video to learn about the pros and cons of smoothed line charts. The "spurious correlations" site that I mention in the video: www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
Choosing a chart type is trickier than you think - Enrico Bertini and Nick Desbarats
Просмотров 4308 месяцев назад
A conversation between data visualization researcher and professor Enrico Bertini and data visualization educator Nick Desbarats, in which they discuss: - Why traditional "chart chooser" diagrams are unreliable and, in many cases, unhelpful - Why both the nature of the data AND the purpose of the chart must be considered when choosing a chart type - Examples of more reliable and helpful chart-t...
Practical Charts Pre-Workshop Video
Просмотров 53211 месяцев назад
Practical Charts Pre-Workshop Video
"What makes one chart better than another?"- Nick Desbarats' talk at Outlier 2023 Talk
Просмотров 13311 месяцев назад
A talk delivered online by Nick Desbarats at the Outlier Conference www.outlierconf.com/ in May 2023. In this talk, Nick attempts to clarify why people so often disagree on what makes one chart "better" than another, and reveals the definition that he uses to determine whether a chart is "good."
Alberto Cairo and Nick Desbarats discuss their respective upcoming books
Просмотров 434Год назад
Data visualization educators Alberto Cairo and Nick Desbarats chat about their respective books, "The Art of Insight" and "Practical Charts," both of which will be published on November 15th, 2023. Discussion topics included: - The reasons why Alberto and Nick decided to write their respective books - The hardest parts of writing each book - What Alberto and Nick learned about data visualizatio...
Practical Charts Course Preview
Просмотров 9492 года назад
A short preview of Nick Desbarats' "Practical Charts" data visualization fundamentals course for those who may be considering taking it. Course and registration details can be found at www.practicalreporting.com/pc-course Video sections: 0:00 What's in this video? 0:36 What is the Practical Charts course? Who should take it? 3:11 Why take Practical Charts? What will you learn? 7:13 What makes P...
Map of Data Visualization (Guided Tour)
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 года назад
A guided tour of Nick Desbarats' Map of Data Visualization, which can be found online at www.mapofdatavisualization.com . Please comment on the map in LinkedIn or Twitter using the hashtag #mapofdataviz !
What, exactly, makes one chart "better" than another?
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.3 года назад
When people disagree on whether one chart design is better or worse than another, they often have quite different assumptions about what “better” actually *means* when it comes to charts. Depending on the person, “better” could variously mean more precise, more creative, more familiar, faster to visually process, more inspiring, more neutral, more versatile, more memorable, or any one of severa...
Why a dashboard on its own won’t improve performance (Nick Desbarats interviewing Louise Watson)
Просмотров 6483 года назад
A short interview with performance measurement expert Louise Watson ( adurastrategy.com/ ) on why a dashboard on its own won't improve organizational performance.
The problem with slope charts
Просмотров 4254 года назад
Slope charts and other common ways of showing “before and after” data are almost always misleading. Using a “merged arrow chart” eliminates the risk of misleading readers.
How to read a box plot (a.k.a. a box-and-whisker plot) - Nick Desbarats
Просмотров 74 тыс.4 года назад
Data visualization expert Nick Desbarats explains of how to read a box plot (a.k.a. a box-and-whisker plot), and shows an alternative chart type (a "frequency heatmap") that many people find to be more intuitive.
Practical Charts Course - Introductory Section
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Practical Charts Course - Introductory Section
Stop trying to create general purpose charts (because they don't exist)
Просмотров 3216 лет назад
Stop trying to create general purpose charts (because they don't exist)
Status monitoring vs. performance monitoring dashboards
Просмотров 6206 лет назад
Status monitoring vs. performance monitoring dashboards

Комментарии

  • @PrathamGupta-g6b
    @PrathamGupta-g6b 3 дня назад

    Perfect Video. The only video one need

  • @valerioharvey7289
    @valerioharvey7289 15 дней назад

    finally an explanation that I can at least grasp

  • @agaming16
    @agaming16 24 дня назад

    Very informative

  • @matthewkarasoulis5680
    @matthewkarasoulis5680 28 дней назад

    Amazing video, really helped me out alot!

  • @koushikrafsan5820
    @koushikrafsan5820 29 дней назад

    Best video on Box plot, I found so far. It is extremely helpful for me.

  • @azwarmzafar
    @azwarmzafar Месяц назад

    Thank you, Nick! I always gain valuable insights and inspiration from your content. I have a question: Could you share the font and color code (#) you typically use for the markdown notes in your graphs, including the ones in this video?

    • @bryanpierce616
      @bryanpierce616 Месяц назад

      I work with Nick and would be happy to answer your question about the purple callout text. The typeface is called "Segoe Print" and the color code is #7030A0. Take care!

    • @azwarmzafar
      @azwarmzafar Месяц назад

      @@bryanpierce616 many thanks

  • @XoCortanaXo
    @XoCortanaXo 3 месяца назад

    Super helpful! Thank you

  • @SweetPeachannel
    @SweetPeachannel 4 месяца назад

    very useful, thank you and great explanation/

  • @StaceyBarr
    @StaceyBarr 4 месяца назад

    Nick this is great. Such a clear process to follow and very powerful to see the visual changes as you tell the story of why.

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting 4 месяца назад

      Thanks, Stacey! Delighted that you found the video to be of interest!

  • @Popup-hr4wm
    @Popup-hr4wm 5 месяцев назад

    Bro is LEGEND

  • @o_O29866
    @o_O29866 8 месяцев назад

    great job! thank you!

  • @kishore_balasubramaniam
    @kishore_balasubramaniam 8 месяцев назад

    The analyticspress website is not working?

  • @elviscalvinowusu385
    @elviscalvinowusu385 8 месяцев назад

    precise and concise

  • @matheuszapparoli1520
    @matheuszapparoli1520 8 месяцев назад

    Great Video!

  • @user-sw5tx3pr7m
    @user-sw5tx3pr7m 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this !!! :)

  • @danielpalacios7546
    @danielpalacios7546 9 месяцев назад

    Thank U <3

  • @t199589
    @t199589 9 месяцев назад

    Oh my God thank you so much I finally understand it

  • @ivanvakulenko9830
    @ivanvakulenko9830 10 месяцев назад

    thanks

  • @Dergicetea
    @Dergicetea 11 месяцев назад

    Mr., I have got a question. In which tool did you design the Frequency Heatmap? It was very stylish and clear to interpret data.

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting 11 месяцев назад

      It was actually created in Excel, using conditional formatting (and making the numbers in the cells invisible, see support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/hide-or-display-cell-values-c94b3493-7762-4a53-8461-fb5cd9f05c33 )

    • @Pulvy10
      @Pulvy10 5 месяцев назад

      @@practicalreportingthis will only work if the value we want to represents are inside the table. What if we wanted to see the frequency of that value and represent that in the heatmap? in this vid that would be for example 20 people with >120k salary. Our data would have 20 different names with >120k salary. To represent that 20 people we need a table of countif salary>120k and we need to do this for each salary band. Then we do the conditional formatting.. CMIIW. Good vid!!!

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting 4 месяца назад

      @marior6662 To make a distribution heatmap, yes, each cell has to contain (or be associated with) the number (or %) of values that fall within that cell. That value then determines the color of that cell. The example that I showed was created in Excel using conditional formatting, and the numbers in the cells were made invisible using this trick: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/hide-or-display-cell-values-c94b3493-7762-4a53-8461-fb5cd9f05c33#:~:text=Hide%20cell%20values&text=On%20the%20Home%20tab%2C%20click,Type%20%3B%3B%3B%20(three%20semicolons).

  • @jsousa94
    @jsousa94 Год назад

    Would November 15th be World DataViz Day? 😅Looking forward to reading the 2 new books!

  • @nataliakiseleva6349
    @nataliakiseleva6349 Год назад

    Thank you! It's such a pleasure! The DnD metaphor is just the best! 🥰

  • @ebrahimemad5100
    @ebrahimemad5100 Год назад

    aswome

  • @MrX-wd8cm
    @MrX-wd8cm Год назад

    Underrated, pretty good explanantion

  • @anima8450
    @anima8450 Год назад

    As someone who's studying to become a psychologist this was very useful thank you!

  • @anima8450
    @anima8450 Год назад

    AHHHHHHHHHHHH

  • @dianndp4957
    @dianndp4957 Год назад

    It was very helpful and easy to understand, thanks for the hard work

  • @feshy
    @feshy Год назад

    Useless. to hard get better pay 2 win go play roblox you noob

  • @aleziafrimpong2828
    @aleziafrimpong2828 Год назад

    Please how will you report - 1.113 skewness

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting Год назад

      Well, skewness in general (not just 1.113) will appear in a box plot as the "whisker" and/or "box" sections at one end of the box and whisker shape being shorter than the box and whisker shapes at the other end. In a distribution heatmap, skewness appears as colored cells at one extremity of a column of cells being darker than cells at the other extremity. Kind of hard to explain without visual aids...

    • @aleziafrimpong2828
      @aleziafrimpong2828 Год назад

      Okay

  • @joyprokash4013
    @joyprokash4013 2 года назад

    Excellent sir.

  • @muhammadzaidhasan1426
    @muhammadzaidhasan1426 2 года назад

    something abouut u says you r canadian

  • @daianamariatamas9934
    @daianamariatamas9934 2 года назад

    Très intéressant! I hope for another interview soon !

  • @thejohnringo
    @thejohnringo 2 года назад

    Your explanations were exceptionally clear.

  • @donakarunaratne6012
    @donakarunaratne6012 2 года назад

    Amazing video! Thank you!

  • @Must23
    @Must23 2 года назад

    This is veery useful ty~

  • @raymondstaess2932
    @raymondstaess2932 2 года назад

    Super video, nice content package. Thanks for skipping advertising fireworks

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting 2 года назад

      Thanks, Raymond. I appreciate it when marketing materials get straight to the point and skip the superlatives and buzzwords, so I try to do the same in my own materials.

  • @helenarc5790
    @helenarc5790 2 года назад

    this explanation helped me, thank youuuu!!!

  • @arandhir
    @arandhir 2 года назад

    Great video 👍

  • @BS33875
    @BS33875 2 года назад

    really nice, thank you.

  • @laymanpsychology6115
    @laymanpsychology6115 2 года назад

    very helpful

  • @RadfanOjailah
    @RadfanOjailah 2 года назад

    amazing

  • @Arqueovader
    @Arqueovader 2 года назад

    Nice video, but how do you locate extreme values?

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting 2 года назад

      I didn't cover it in the video, but there's a widely used convention for determining what's an outlier and showing them in a box plot. This article describes it: www.real-statistics.com/excel-capabilities/creating-box-plot-outliers-manually/

  • @rwlpfrench
    @rwlpfrench 2 года назад

    Thank you for articulating what I have seen as I explore this field, nice to know its not just me 🙂

  • @bpj4345
    @bpj4345 2 года назад

    good video nick

  • @philipdriggs
    @philipdriggs 2 года назад

    Loved this breakdown! You're bringing a lot of clarity to things that have been confusing and bugging me for a long time.

  • @nataliakiseleva6349
    @nataliakiseleva6349 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for this project! It's wonderful!

  •  2 года назад

    Thank you so much!

  • @anthonyfancher3590
    @anthonyfancher3590 2 года назад

    Nick you are a legend! I am the director of data for a mental wellness startup for K-12 schools and love your content and am planning on overhauling our data viz products to your logic. Thank you

    • @practicalreporting
      @practicalreporting 2 года назад

      Delighted that you found the video to be useful, Anthony!

  • @dulguunbatboldbaatar8782
    @dulguunbatboldbaatar8782 2 года назад

    it's really effective video for beginners. Make things so clear

  • @mshparber
    @mshparber 2 года назад

    Looking forward for your books!

  • @mshparber
    @mshparber 2 года назад

    Awesome!