“Be approximately right, rather than exactly wrong.” –John Tukey From Christopher Doyle on Twitter.
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A new survey from Pew Research Center shows sharp drops in approval A new survey by the Pew Research Centre of 40,447 people in 37 countries shows that trust in President Trump’s residency pales in comparison with Barack Obama’s final ratings. Whereas 64% of those surveyed had confidence in Mr Obama to do the right… Continue Reading
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Readers: I subscribe to the web site, Junk Charts, and wanted to share the latest blog post by Kaiser Fung. Kaiser Fung (photo, right) is a recognized expert, speaker, author and teacher in business analytics, and data visualization. He directs the Master of Science in Applied Analytics at Columbia University. He has built and managed data… Continue Reading
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Republicans were with Nixon until the end — on the eve of his resignation, 59% were opposed to impeachment.
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(Photo Above) W.E.B. Du Bois at the 1900 Paris Exposition. (Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers/Library of Congress) Data visualization techniques continue to provide popular tools for everyone from journalists, researchers and corporations to provide a better way to view often dense data and explain complex data in a more actionable way. However, as… Continue Reading
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One of the most famous maps incorporating time was created in 1861 by Charles Minard, a French Engineer. The map and chart, entitled, “Carte figurative des pertes successives en hommes de l’Armée Française dans la campagne de Russie 1812-1813″, brilliantly illustrated the march to and from the Polish-Russian border to Moscow by Napoleon’s army and was profiled… Continue Reading
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01/16/2017 Update: Here is the link to the original source. Thanks to Preston L. Bannister for providing it to me. Readers: My wife sent me this the other day. I have tried to find the source, but have not been able to so far. Once I do, I will revise this post with the… Continue Reading
