Tag: Data analytics

  • Good, Bad, and Ugly ways to Visualize State-Level Data

    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

    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 […]

  • Management Methodologies: Macro, Meso, and Micro

    Management Methodologies: Macro, Meso, and Micro

    OK, that is a lot of M words! Alliteral attraction aside, management methodologies can be extremely helpful in running an organization. Methodologies give you a community of best practices to learn from, processes to improve, and a way of doing things that can be taught. Methodologies can be deployed along the continuum of business operations, […]