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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. This week’s topic comes through a FD reader who asks how I manage and organize data from analysis through visualization.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. There was a time when big infographics ruled, and then their popularity faded as quickly as it came. It wasn’t because of their size though, which might have been the only thing right about them.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. Every month I collect useful tools and resources to help make better charts. Here’s the first roundup for the year. But first, a bit of news.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. Statistical charts are often abstract representations of data whittled down to bare geometries. It’s hard to interpret anything beyond quantitative measurements when all you’ve got is a barebones bar chart. Visual metaphors can help with that.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. We often talk about visualization in terms of restrictions and rules, as if you must limit your possibilities to make charts the right way. As you might have guessed, there are other options.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members where we look closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. Every month I collect useful tools and resources to help you make better charts. Here’s the last roundup of 2023.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. With a few days left until Christmas, I suspect you have other things to do, but here are some fun things to do with data in case you’re looking for a distraction to pull you towards the weekend.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members where we look closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. Numbers are challenging to understand for many (most?) people, so it can help to use units of measurement that are relatable to readers to reduce friction between data and clarity.
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members where we look closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. One of the best ways to learn how to visualize data is to recreate a chart, but sometimes it’s unclear how that chart got made. What tool was used? What are the steps to make the chart with your own tools?
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Welcome to The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members that looks closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau. Every month I collect tools and resources to help you make better charts. Here’s the good stuff for the month.
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