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 ...

Earlier this week, Google introduced a new tool, dubbed Fusion Tables, intended to bring the kind of cloud collaboration features to database sets that users now enjoy with Google Docs. It also adds ...

“A picture is worth a thousand words”. This is as true for data as it is for art. With the advent of big data, there is a tremendous need to manage, interpret and communicate it effectively – because ...

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data via visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps. It allows decision-makers to understand and communicate complex ideas to ...

Did you recently read an article, report, or scientific paper and think, ‘I wish there was a picture or diagram showing this information, instead of a lengthy description’? Written text is often full ...

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a four-part series that is part of a larger initiative the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has undertaken to understand and support technology use in ...

Visualization is an essential element of any Big Data and analytics strategy. The most up-to-date, real-time information and advanced analytics solutions are an expensive waste of money if you can’t ...

Geoff McGhee is a journalist and data visualizer at Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West. Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen political leaders and civil servants using data visualisation to describe the situation and justify their decisions. But it has also demonstrated that while software ...