Data visualization is one of the most important tools we have to analyze data. But it’s just as easy to mislead as it is to educate using charts and graphs. In this article we’ll take a look at 3 of the most common ways in which visualizations can be misleading.
Remember the Million Dollar Homepage? Eight years later, it’s still alive, but as with all things internet, it’s not quite as healthy as it once was. In fact, 22 percent of the links it contains are now dead.
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Ever wondered just how long it took for The Wire to get popular? Or why Prison Break got cancelled when it did? This interactive data viz lets you mine all of IMDB’s ratings data to find out.
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The words ‘organization chart’ are usually enough to make anyone’s eyes glaze over—but this, the first modern example of such a visualization, is actually incredibly pretty.
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This mesmerizing, morphing video experiment by József Fejes is more than a beautiful art project. t’s a visual boundary-pusher, dedicating one pixel to every color your computer is capable of displaying. And it’s beautiful.
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Time zones are strange old things
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If you’ve ever wondered which country was the most popular tourist destination, wonder no longer—this map shows which countries get the most visitors every year.
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You wake up, tired and groggy, and you can think of only one thing: coffee. But in reality, first thing in the morning isn’t the best time to hit hit the caffeine—and it’s science that says so.
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Climate change is a very real thing
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Way back in 1932, Charles O. Paullin and John K. Wright published an Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. It was a seminal reference book, containing almost 700 fascinating maps—and now it’s been digitized for you to explore online.
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