Monday, October 27, 2014

GRAPHIC: Your Jealous Dog

Visualization blogger Robert Kosara points us to this interesting graphic that he labels an example of "data journalism".

A...recent example was on the behavior of dogs in different settings. The data again came from a paper, which even included almost the exact same chart that was used in the NY Times piece. But only almost. The key differences are what turn a boring bar chart into an interesting, readable one: color, spacing, and some cute drawings. Enough for Kaiser Fung to use it as an argument that visualization can be worth paying for.


Here's the actual graphic:



Hat tip: BadBlue Tech News.

2 comments:

commoncents said...

FLY THOSE AMERICAN FLAGS REPUBLICANS...

http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2014/10/fly-those-american-flags-republicans-if.html

Stoutcat said...

Said study paid for by our tax dollars, no doubt? Good doggie!