I have read a lot of studies using an interrupted time series design, e.g., studies using the ‘unexpected event during survey design‘. I have noticed that the better studies using an interrupted time series design all provide great visual presentations of the results. There are relatively easy ways to improve the visual presentation of findings […]
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Visualisering af meningsmålinger over tid
En af de store udfordringer forbundet med at visualisere meningsmålinger over tid er, at der foretages mange flere meningsmålinger i bestemte perioder. Når politikerne er på sommerferie foretages der eksempelvis meget få meningsmålinger, hvor der omvendt, når den står på valgkamp, ikke går mange dage mellem en ny måling. Konkret er udfordringen, når vi ønsker […]
How to improve your figures #11: Do not repeat information
Do not repeat information in your visualisations. I repeat: Do not repeat information in your visualisations. Space is limited when you visualise data, and you need to make sure that every pixel is worth the space. If you repeat information in a figure, you are most likely using certain defaults and not repeating information consciously […]
How to improve your figures #10: Do not use word clouds
In a previous post, I argued that people should not use pie charts. In this post I am going to make a similar case for word clouds. In short, I will argue that word clouds provide ‘foggy’ insights (pun intended). Specifically, I will discuss a word cloud that got a lot of attention in the […]
How to improve your figures #9: Use colourblind-friendly colours
Colours are often used in data visualisations to emphasise variation, ease interpretation and make them aesthetically pleasing. However, we do not all see colours in the same way and you should take this fact into account when you design figures. Specifically, as a start, you should make sure that everybody can actually see the variation […]