If you’ve ever doubted that visualization matters to data analysis, you need to see these images. Why is data visualization so important in statistics, anyway? Graphs and other kinds of visualizations ...

The startup Observable is trying to echo GitHub with a free tool and platform for creating, sharing, and tweaking data visualizations. Creating sophisticated data visualizations may not be for ...

When it comes to introducing elementary students to statistical concepts, less can be more. That’s the idea behind “slow reveal graphs,” a lesson model in which teachers gradually unveil and discuss ...

Let’s say you’ve polled your customers and now have a spreadsheet full of data from which you need to glean insights. There are complicated tools that can do this, such as IBM’s SPSS software, but to ...

Graphs and formulas say "Science!" to consumers, so much so that simply seeing claims about a new drug that were accompanied by data visualizations made people more likely to believe the claims. The ...