One of the most common clichés in the viz space is that “data visualizations are only as effective as the insights they reveal.” In this context, effectiveness is a function of careful planning. Any ...

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 ...

Data visualizations can affect whether and how people understand and interpret data. Researchers and writers using data visualizations face choices about which data to use or emphasize. Those ...