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Tag: data visualization

  • Stacked bar charts? Mixed feelings!

    Stacked Bar Charts Part-to-whole analysis is a common task in business. Let’s say we want to analyze how much different product groups contribute towards total revenue. Or we want to analyze our cost across different cost element groups. One way to do this visually is to leverage waterfall or pareto charts. Another popular option is to…

  • Guest post about data visualization on bizzeness.com

    If you follow this blog you might remember that Mike Duncan from the small business consulting firm Bizzeness posted two guest entries back in August. Mike shared some interesting views about Dashboarding and the selection of proper KPIs. Those were amongst the most popular entries this summer. GUEST POST Today I was finally able to…

  • Why you need Many Eyes

    MANY EYES FOR VISUALIZATIONS Have you heard of Many Eyes? Strange name, huh? Well, Many Eyes is a pretty cool and simple service on the web that let’s you visualize and explore data. Need a quick word cloud of Steve Job’s last speech? Sure. Just go to Many Eyes and create it. Need a quick…

  • A few thoughts about gauge charts

    Let me start by saying an obvious thing: Gauge charts do deserve some recognition. Actually, they deserve a medal – a medal for being the most controversial chart type in history. When I first saw a gauge chart, I was impressed. They looked pretty cool. Things changed when I got involved with my first BI…

  • Data + Powerpoint = Wasted Time?

    Let me be blunt and honest: Too many presentations and their accompanying slide decks absolutely suck. And they especially suck when it comes to displaying and discussing data. Over the past few years, I have sat through days- worth of boring and utterly useless presentations. Such a waste! And there was so much potential: great…