Abstract R is an open-source programming language and environment with powerful and extensive features for data analysis, data visualization, and statistical computing. Although R first appeared in ...

Another example is this visualization published by Business Insider, which seems to show the opposite of what’s really going on: At first glance, it looks like gun deaths are on the decline in ...

We can all collect masses of data, but it only becomes genuinely useful when we use it to make a clear point. This is where data visualization comes in. Showing data in context and using creativity to ...

Tableau has collected what it considers to be 10 of the best data visualization examples. Number one on Tableau’s list is Minard’s map of Napoleon’s march to Moscow, mentioned above.

The first commandment of data visualization is to define or identify the purpose—i.e., what to visualize or show. Purpose comes from knowing your stakeholders and their objectives.

While Tukey (1915-2000) is correct in an important respect—one should not overvalue data per se —he was never exposed to today’s Interactive Visualization, a term coined by Gartner.

It's early days, but examples of 3D data visualizations hint at big changes to come in how we interact with data. Recently, I spoke with Simon Wright, Director of AR/VR for Genesys, about one such ...

An example of Hans Rosling's Gapminder visualizations, for instance, lays out global socio-economic data for 1930–2012; derived from Rosling's graph Wealth & Health of Nations, it was crafted ...

Researchers say the ability to visualize health data in three dimensions can unlock patterns and relationships among ...