Bar Humbug!

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:December 18, 2019
• Post category:Communicating Data to the Public / Data Visualization / Graphs / Newsletters
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Can I tell you how tired I am of hearing people tell me that “bars are boring”? VERY TIRED. Bar humbug!! A true pillar of data visualization, bars are used…

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Heavenly Icons

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:October 22, 2019
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It’s quite astonishing how even when I get out of my office and resolve not think about my work for a while, I stumble upon something that makes me think…

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2019 Reading (and Listening) List for the Health and Healthcare Data Geek

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:August 13, 2019
• Post category:Books / Newsletters
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I’m heading to Bustins Island, Maine, in a few days to swing in the hammock and sip watermelon mojitos — Nirvana. I’m looking forward to this summer’s trek even more…

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What the Hex?

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:July 9, 2019
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I think (and hope) that I’m exceptionally open to new ideas and to change — but if I’m brutally honest, I must also acknowledge that there are times when my…

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A New View of Scores and Percentiles

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:May 8, 2019
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Do you remember taking standardized tests? The one I remember best was the SAT’s, in high school. They struck fear into our hearts: would my friends and I do well…

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Leading Causes of Death

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:March 25, 2019
• Post category:Communicating Data to the Public / Data Visualization / Newsletters / Tableau / Tables
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It’s a beautiful snowy morning in New England. There’s a fire in the fireplace, and my husband is reading the newspaper with two pups snoozing away at his feet. It’s…

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Mekko Charts

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• 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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Design Thinking Required

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:December 3, 2018
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A colleague recently sent me an article by Atul Gawande, MD: “Why Doctors Hate Their Computers” (huh — you don’t say!). If you’re familiar with Dr. Gawande’s work, you know…

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A Profoundly Moving Data Display, Revisited

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:November 8, 2018
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Perhaps you’ve visited this memorial. There are more than 58,000 names engraved on panels of polished black granite commemorating the Americans who died or were listed as Missing in Action…

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Serious Talk About Bubbles

• Post author:KathyDevSite
• Post published:September 18, 2018
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This past summer our beloved daughter, Annie, was married to our new, very favorite son-in-law, Douglas. There were bubbles blown by the guests as the bride and groom finalized their…

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