Mike Palmer is the CEO at Sigma Computing where he makes data exploration, analysis, and business intelligence accessible to everyone. For too long, data visualization has prevented us from accessing ...

What makes a data visualization truly memorable? Is it the sleek design, the clever use of color, or the ability to distill complex information into something instantly understandable? The truth is, ...

Data visualization — and its close cousin, visual information design — is an often underrated skill; however, it plays a critical role in communicating information to an audience. More than just ...

Instead of telling people about a story/data/information, show them. Humans are inherently programmed to respond to the visual and our brains process images 60,000 times faster than text. Images seen ...

This sentence usually expresses certainty and conviction. It is a strong sentence. It is stronger than saying, “I heard it with my own ears.” Often, this sentence is interpreted as expressing the ...

The growing availability of informative datasets and software tools has led to increased reliance on data visualizations across many areas. Data visualization provides a powerful way to communicate ...

The coronavirus crisis has shown how easily a poorly drawn or chosen map, chart, or data visualization can be misinterpreted, with potentially grave consequences. In one recent example, researchers ...

See our top data 8 visualization tools, including Tableau, Power BI and Google Looker, learn why we selected each and understand how to determine the best visualization tool. Data visualization tools ...