Data visualization is the front line of data analysis. It involves presenting data in a way that is understandable and useful. In this article, we delve into one of the most potent tools for data ...

Visualizing time series data is often the first step in observing trends that can guide time series modeling and analysis. As time series data analysis becomes more essential in applications across ...

It doesn’t matter whether you subscribe to the “right brain” or “left brain” camp—the human mind is drawn to aesthetically pleasing shapes, colors, and patterns. And that’s exactly where data ...

Got data to graph but not much in the way of spreadsheet skills? Web app Track-n-Graph gives you all kinds of bar, line, and other graphs and chart templates to use or create, as well as a simple ...

Before talking about best practices for visually presenting scientific data, it is important to summarize and define what tools are available. For most fields, graphs are the most common form of ...

Microsoft Excel has more dataviz capabilities than you may realize. Find out how to make your data stand out with charts, PivotTables, sparklines, slicers and more. Everyone knows Microsoft Excel as a ...

Now more than ever, visuals are used to relay facts and figures in business, politics and socioeconomics. Data visualizations, such as graphs, charts and tables, are commonplace in presentations. When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. One of the most powerful ways through which we convey the results of ...

Mark Twain once wrote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” (He attributed the quip to former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, but its true origin is unknown.) ...