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displaying numbers of different magnitudes

In my workshops, one common question is how to best display numbers of very different magnitudes. In this post, I explore several potential approaches, remaking a less-than-ideal visual from the media.

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4 hours to remember

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the functional art

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I like [candy] bars better than donuts

See my makeovers for Naomi Robbins' Forbes blog 2012 makeover challenge. This post features two remakes, the first a pair of donuts and the second a big table of data.

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and the winner is...

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celebrating (almost) 100 posts with 10 tips

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data viz challenge... how teens research

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to stack or not to stack

This post features a couple remakes of a graph shown in the Wall Street Journal summarizing a recent Forrester report that concluded Microsoft is late to the market expansion into mobile and has lost its dominant position.

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start with a blank piece of paper

I think this might be one of my best pieces of advice when it comes to communicating effectively with data: start with a blank piece of paper. Check out this post to learn why!