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 ...

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows upon rows of numbers, scattered information, and endless spreadsheets that seem to blur together. If you’ve ever stared at a dataset wondering how to make sense ...

In their new book ‘Making Numbers Count,’ co-authors Chip Heath and Karla Starr explain that our brains have not evolved to easily understand large numbers. We really only have an instinct for small ...

Communicating data can feel like an overwhelming task. As journalists, how can we translate extensive numbers-based research and analysis into coherent, comprehensible reporting? Data journalists have ...

From understanding and cleansing "dirty data" to some free and not-so free platforms to develop sophisticated visualizations, an ABA TechShow panel offered tips for creating data-driven visuals. Pie ...

If you use Microsoft Excel on a daily basis you will already know how much of a vital tool it is for spreadsheet data analysis and calculations. However there are several no-code tips and tricks you ...

Now more than ever, visuals are used to relay facts and figures in business, politics and socioeconomics. Data visualizations, such as graphs, charts and tables, are commonplace in presentations. When ...