Small multiples with simple axes
All the things they did well
Archive: 2014
Setting the right priority
A classic Excel chart has some basic construction issues
Reality check on the long tail
Another over-sold story?
Some chart types are not scalable
Peter Cock sent this Venn diagram to me via twitter. (Original from
An overused chart, why it fails, and how to fix it
A chart with conceptual appeal but fails the data
How effective visualization brings data alive
Bringing data alive
The index of an index is confusion
The puzzle of negative numbers
Junk Charts Trifecta Checkup: The Definitive Guide
Kaiser Fung, from Junk Charts, explains the data visualization framework known as the Trifecta Checkup, used to conceptualize and critique data graphics and charts.
The Numbers Guy went on vacation
A shocking miss in the WSJ