Why less interactivity can be more
When writing publications for our website, our analysis teams are often keen to show as much of our data as…
Read more on Why less interactivity can be moreDueling with axis: the problems with dual axis charts
Charts with two different y-axis are often used in the reporting of statistics. They can display two or more related…
Read more on Dueling with axis: the problems with dual axis chartsBet your bottom dollar, you’ll lose the blues in Chicago
In March I was fortunate enough to travel with a colleague to Chicago to participate in the annual NICAR (National…
Read more on Bet your bottom dollar, you’ll lose the blues in ChicagoThree years of Visual.ONS – what we’ve learned
Three years ago, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) decided to start an experiment.
Read more on Three years of Visual.ONS – what we’ve learnedHow to customise an embedded interactive
The 2017 Family Spending data was released today. For the past three years the bulletin has been accompanied by an…
Read more on How to customise an embedded interactiveAre you a user of flow of fund data? What interactive features are helpful in your work?
New flow of funds data was published this morning. Alongside the main release are four interactive products which each look…
Read more on Are you a user of flow of fund data? What interactive features are helpful in your work?Stacking the bars in your favour!
A stacked bar chart does much the same job as a regular or clustered bar chart in that it enables…
Read more on Stacking the bars in your favour!The humble pie chart: part2
The principles and guidelines from part1 showed what data best suited a pie chart, solutions for labelling and using colour….
Read more on The humble pie chart: part2Does the axis have to start at zero? (Part 2 – bar charts)
I recently wrote a blog post about axes on line charts starting at non-zero values. However, bar charts are a…
Read more on Does the axis have to start at zero? (Part 2 – bar charts)Does the axis have to start at zero? (Part 1 – line charts)
At the risk of ruffling a few data vis feathers … no? But there are often occasions when it should….
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