DataViz Examples
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Whoa. What did I just read? I think most of you know of Freakonomics, but in case you don't, it started as a book in 2005, by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner.
FlowingData
Dona Wong, whose graphics book I reviewed two years ago ( link ), has recently joined the New York Fed to lead an effort to visualize data.
Junk Charts
The main goal of data visualization is its ability to visualize data, communicating information clearly and effectivelty.
Data Visualization and Infographics - Smashing Magazine
Heat maps represent information from databases and spreadsheets visually as rectangles, with important characteristics of individual data items used to determine the size, color and layout of the rectangles. In general: Size maps to relevance, such as the size of an opportunity or the total budget for a project.