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 —
1) Why most charts are confusing or ineffective
2) The top three mistakes people make with charts
3) 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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