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Leading Causes of Death

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • 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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What’s The Damn Denominator?

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:January 23, 2015
  • Post category:Newsletters/Statistics (is not a dirty word)/Tables
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Here's what's making me crazy today: denominators. Specifically, reports and dashboards where the metrics displayed are utterly baffling (and useless) because the denominator is the wrong one for the information…

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The Luxury of Less

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:September 19, 2014
  • Post category:Design Basics/Newsletters/Tables
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I often find myself torn between wanting to get as much useful information as possible onto a single page of the reports and dashboards we design and build, and my…

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You Can Learn A Lot From a Watermelon Mojito

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:September 6, 2013
  • Post category:Best Practices/Communicating Data to the Public/Design Basics/Graphs/Newsletters/Tableau/Tables
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Sadly, the long, lazy afternoons making and sipping my favorite summer cocktail -- a watermelon mojito -- are winding down. I love this drink, made with fresh watermelon purée, mint,…

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A Profoundly Moving Data Display

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:May 31, 2013
  • Post category:Communicating Data to the Public/Data Analysis/Design Basics/Etcetera/Know Your Audience/Newsletters/Point of View/Tables
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This past Memorial Day I was greatly moved by news stories about the courage and sacrifice of so many in service to our country. It was also a quiet time…

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For the Font of It

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:January 25, 2013
  • Post category:Best Practices/Dashboards/Design Basics/Graphs/Newsletters/Tables/Typography
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Dr. Fizzy McFizz at DocCartoon.com has identified the seven types of physician handwriting she encountered during her medical training. I'm not a physician, but—I'm embarrassed to admit—my handwriting fits squarely…

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Labels, Titles and Endorphins, Oh My!

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:September 7, 2012
  • Post category:Best Practices/Data Analysis/Design Basics/Graphs/Newsletters/Tables
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I have been an avowed hater of running since forever. Not wanting to run is just about the only thing in my entire life that I have ever been certain…

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Channel Your Inner “Sprout”

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:February 24, 2012
  • Post category:Best Practices/Data Analysis/Design Basics/Graphs/Newsletters/Tables
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My career in healthcare started when I was hired straight out of college as the finance manager of a community hospital. My co-workers called me "Sprout," as in "she's as…

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A Great Teacher; A Great Lesson

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:February 10, 2012
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I'm sure most of us can name a memorable teacher -- one who, for better or worse, made a lifelong impression upon us. Mine was the principal of my junior…

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When should you use a table to display data?

  • Post author:Kathy Rowell
  • Post published:September 12, 2011
  • Post category:Tables
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Tables should be used to display data when you need to look up specific values. The earliest table I remember (quite vividly) is the multiplication table that we were given…

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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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