Category: Data visualization
Good, Bad, and Ugly ways to Visualize State-Level Data
We all see data visualizations every day, from horrid chart junk pieces that trigger an immediate mental gag reflex, to exquisite renderings that invite interaction and discovery. Most are just trying to convey a fact or two quickly and efficiently, and that’s fine too. That said, there are a few basic rules to keep in…
Displaying Likert Scale Data with a Diverging Stacked Bar Chart in Microsoft Excel
We should all be so lucky as to have a ubiquitous data scale named after us. Rensis Likert is one of those proud few, and it’s not a big assumption to assume you are all familiar with his eponymous scale. The ways that Likert scale data is displayed are many, but usually the decision on chart type comes…
