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Mekko Charts

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:February 4, 2019
  • Post category:Best Practices/Communicating Data to the Public/Data Visualization/Newsletters/Tableau
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I’m a long (long)-time devotee of the iconic Marimekko designs and textiles. I have Marimekko clothes (I’m sure they’re considered vintage now), and in my daughter’s bedroom I splurged on…

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Mental Models

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:February 20, 2017
  • Post category:Best Practices/Dashboards/Data Visualization/Newsletters
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Whenever I teach my "data visualization best practices" courses, I always include an introductory overview about mental models - an explanation of a person's thought process about how something works…

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“Time is [Not] on My Side”: Using Time Efficiently When Developing Dashboards

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:October 21, 2016
  • Post category:Best Practices/Dashboards/Newsletters
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In 1657, the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal apologized for a very lengthy letter he had written thus: "This letter is so long only because I had no time…

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The Hammock Chronicles (2016 Edition)

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:September 1, 2016
  • Post category:Best Practices/Communicating Data to the Public/Dashboards/Newsletters
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Long-time subscribers to this newsletter know that every August, my family and I retreat to Bustins Island in Casco Bay, Maine, where I commandeer the hammock and contemplate life (along…

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My Secret Tip for Testing Data Visualizations

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:April 1, 2016
  • Post category:Best Practices/Communicating Data to the Public/Dashboards
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This past Sunday my husband, Bret, our pup, Juno, and I headed out to Deer Island in Massachusetts Bay. We love this walk because of the fantastic views it affords…

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David Bowie vs. Alan Gilbert

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:February 26, 2016
  • Post category:Best Practices/Know Your Audience/Newsletters
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I recently watched Charlie Rose interview New York Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert (pictured at right). During the interview, Gilbert described how he slowly and in small increments moved the Philharmonic…

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Love, Time, Environment

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:September 25, 2015
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As my daughter Annie's tenth birthday approached, our friend Erik asked her what special gift she was hoping for. Without hesitation, Annie responded, "A crane." We all turned and looked…

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Let This Chart Fall Off Your Radar

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:May 15, 2015
  • Post category:Best Practices/Graphs/Newsletters
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Don't you just hate things that look really cool but simply don't work? You know: the fancy all-in-one kitchen gizmo that cuts nothing but your fingers, or the software that's…

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“Lower is Better” – Flip the Display!

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:April 17, 2015
  • Post category:Best Practices/Graphs/Newsletters
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Several years ago, we bought a house with a truly fabulous kitchen-high-end everything, including a German-engineered faucet that brought us to our knees trying to figure out how to turn…

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Children Can Kill You

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:March 20, 2015
  • Post category:Best Practices/Graphs/Newsletters
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Every time my daughter Annie would pull some heart-stopping, daredevil stunt in the swimming pool, on the ski slopes, or while roller-blading with her friends, I would hear two distinct…

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Welcome to my newsletter and blog, Health and Healthcare Data Unleashed, a guide to understanding, presenting and using health and healthcare data, information and evidence. I’ve been writing and posting here since 2010 on a range of topics and resources I’ve encountered in my own data analysis and data visualization journey. You will notice a gap beginning in 2020 as I took time away to work on my book, Visualizing Health and Healthcare Data – I hope you’ll check it out!

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