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In a previous post, I embedded a Google video that showed a presentation of data in a superb way.
The tool used to display this complex information, particularly to show changes over time, is called Gapminder. It seems you can easily play around with it since Google hosts the tool:
Tags: [Gapminder, data visualization]
I’m not sure if you are familiar with TED, but one speaker presented data in a way that was both elegant and simple at the same time. Here’s the brief bio:
“Hans Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a non-profit that brings vital global data to life.” (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.)
[Runtime: 20:33 | Please make sure you have the latest version of Macromedia Flash installed on your computer to watch this video. To download it, please visit: http://www.macromedia.com ]
I’ve been working on a data/business intelligence project for the company, and in the process of thinking about some BI solutions, Zach pointed me to a tool called Tableau.
Our group has been discussing data visualization, and since the data project I am working on might move towards recommending a reporting tool, I wondered what your impressions are of this tool.
Demo here
Example of output for satisfaction data here
In the meantime, Juice Analytics recommends a quick little Excel fix that can make charts more Tufte-compliant.
Tags: [Tableau Software, Business Intelligence, BI, data visualization, UXperience]
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