This article from Tableau Software's Andy Cotgreave examines the core purpose of a data visualization: Is the goal to communicate an idea to an audience, ...

Criteria: How to choose data visualization tools with embedded analytics capabilities. Many data visualization tools—including Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, Sisense, GoodData, Qlik, and ...

Moreover, you must communicate your insights in an easy-to-understand format—and the best format is data visualization. The Visual Human. Humans are visual learners. Generally, it is more natural for ...

A good data visualization platform can enable a culture of self-service analytics by providing governed data and a set of tools to anyone in the business, says Fields. “The critical piece is a ...

We’ve all heard that Big Data is the future. But according to Phil Simon’s new book The Visual Organization: Data Visualization, Big Data, and the Quest for Better Decisions, that may not be ...

Graphical representations of data are powerful decision-support tools. Their immediate visual impact and ability to provide context also make them very efficient communications media.

Around 15 years ago, for biologists awash with data, visualization was often dealt with as an add-on, an afterthought. Fast-forward to today, and data visualization is making something of a comeback.

Expanding those reporting standards to consider people with unique requirements is achievable. Don’t wait until someone asks, and don’t force someone to be an exception: make sure that your data ...

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