As business people and marketers, we traffic in data. It’s what we use to make decisions (even gut decisions). Data is also how we communicate the status of things and how we make the case for change.

Q. My supervisor wants me to include more data visualizations in my projects. Do you have any suggestions? A. Data visualization transforms raw data into graphical representations, making complex ...

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 ...

Choosing the right way to visualize your data makes the difference between telling a clear, compelling story or creating cognitive overload. Here's how to pick. Data is best understood when presented ...

Effective data visualizations display complex information in a way that's easy to understand. Here's what goes into creating a good one. Data visualization has grown more complex as the number of data ...

Data Visualization is a widely used technique for visualizing, analyzing, and presenting datasets using different types of graphs. It is an effective way to evaluate a large data set using pictorial ...

Data-visualization companies are creating buzz with visual representations that let you "see" your data and manipulate it—instead of reading columns of numbers. Big data is a big plus: You can collect ...

Thanks to their visual simplicity, bar graphs are popular tools for representing data. But do we really understand how to read them? New research has found that bar graphs are frequently misunderstood ...

The ability to create smart data visualizations was once a nice-to-have skill. But in today’s complex business world, where the amount of data is overwhelming, being able to create and communicate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. One of the most powerful ways through which we convey the results of ...