Wed, Jan 27 2021

To demonstrate the different types of plots, we will use the glorious {palmerpenguins} package's penguins dataset. As the source describes, Data were collected and made available by Dr. Kristen Gorman and the Palmer Station, Antarctica LTER a…

David Napoli Density plots, violin plots, strip (jitter) plots, scatterplots, and more … all interactive … superb statistical visualization resource

Standard charts such as scatterplots and line charts often encounter issues with performance and overplotting as the amount of data increases. Density plots are an alternative that can work better for larger volumes of data. Density plots work by…

David Napoli “… visual density histograms …” … informative visual technique when a scatterplot may overwhelm due to many points (and jittering not a viable option)

I have a hobby. I like citing papers that provide strong evidence that is directly in opposition to what the authors claim. Lucky me, because PNAS just published a paper that fits snuggly into this category. It's titled “Experienced…

David Napoli Simulation and understanding variability are vital in statistics … and here is a phenomenal example of just that (R code included)

Juice Analytics - Build Data Products and Visualization – Zach Gemignani – Jan 25, 9:39 AM

The book Made to Stick set forth 6 principles essential to making ideas connect and spread. I was reminded of this list by a recent LinkedIn post and blog post by Gilbert Eijkelenboom. Then I was pleased to realize that all these…

David Napoli Following up on yesterday's EDA and Data Story posts, here are six solid principles to follow when developing your information-driven visual story