At a basic level, data visualization is just presenting data in a visual way, but when we plot data, we’re usually trying to make a point or tell a story with images. Even this simple graph tells a ...

There is a data revolution happening across the globe. From academics to politics, and everywhere in between, the world’s stories are being told through their datapoints. And, while using ...

According to Gartner Peer Insights Reviews and Ratings, Microsoft (Power BI), Tableau, and Qlik are frequently the industry leaders in analytics and business intelligence platforms. However, how do ...

Data is everywhere today. From the apps we use to browse social media to the online shopping purchases we make, our digital footsteps create massive amounts of data. Companies large and small ...

Data journalist Amanda Cox, editor of The Upshot at The New York Times, explained the basics of data visualization and warned against overcomplicating charts and data during a talk Wednesday. “Don’t ...

CPAs often need to communicate complex ideas to people from different backgrounds, whether they’re clients, colleagues, or executives. However, often these audiences won’t understand numbers as well ...

Numbers don’t lie—but sometimes they can be made to fib. As anyone in business knows, one of the greatest sources of danger is a large, complex, convoluted collection of data. Massive datasets can be ...

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One of the most common clichés in the viz space is that “data visualizations are only as effective as the insights they reveal.” In this context, effectiveness is a function of careful planning. Any ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. There’s a lot of talk about data. The rapid acceleration of ...