Nick Desbarats breaks down the surprisingly common mistakes we make when visualizing data–and shares basic principles for communicating data more effectively.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
Why most charts are confusing or ineffective** **
The top three mistakes people make with charts** **
Why a “neutral” chart is an ineffective chart** **
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— ABOUT NICK —
As an independent educator and author, Nick Desbarats has taught data visualization and dashboard design to thousands of professionals in over a dozen countries at organizations like NASA, Visa, Bloomberg, Shopify, and the United Nations. He delivers main-stage talks at major data conferences and is a guest lecturer at Yale University, and his new book, Practical Charts, is an Amazon #1 Top New Release.
• Book: Practical Charts: The Essential Guide to Creating Clear, Compelling Charts for Reports and Presentations)
• Website: PracticalReporting.com)
• Article: "My favorite chart type")
• Article: "Connected Scatterplots Make Me Feel Dumb")
• Article: "I’ve Stopped Using Box Plots. Should You?")
• Article: "Why I Stopped Using Bullet Graphs (and What I Now Use Instead)")
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Chart type: Marimekko)
• Chart type: Strip plot)
• SlideShare: a16z - Adreessen Horowitz)
• Book: The Elements of Style) by William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White, Test Editor, and Roger Angell** **
• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow) by Daniel Kahneman** **
• Book: How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business) by Douglas Hubbard** **
• Book: The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self) by Michael Easter** **
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