February 20th, 2012 / No Comments » / by admin
HERE and HERE you can read some of the more exciting articles which i recently found on the web in regards to Big Data and Analytics. It seems like NY Times likes to put BD and Analytics into the limelight and does it in a interesting manner, with plenty of examples and no going overboard with technical details. I know NY Times is using R language to crunch data and prepare graphics before they go to print or online as well as other analytical tools for inference and predictive analysis. As they started to invest heavily into what data can offer them to help maintain or gain competitive advantage over other news publishers , the quality and content of their press on Data and Analytics has been pretty good and I would expect much more to come in the future.
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February 17th, 2012 / No Comments » / by admin
Great data deserves an eye-catching presentation (Check out some of the coolest visualizations on visual.ly), but most charting and graph-making software offers an overwhelming array of options. Andrew at the Extreme Presentation Method blog offers a flowchart to pick the wisest choice. Andrew’s flowchart, shown below as a JPG, starts with the question “What would you like to show?”—comparison, distribution, composition, or relationship—and drills down from there based on how much and what type of data you’ve got to show. Engineers and other Excel wizards probably have this knowledge hard-coded in their mouse fingers, but it’s still a great reference tool for them or anyone looking to show a lot of data and not have it all look the same.
Also, enclosed below, is a comprehensive infographic on which chart types are used for what purpose. The author, Daniel Waisberg from online-behavior.com, does not intend to provide a comprehensive list, neither an accurate explanation of each (you will note!). However, he does provide a ‘tell me which graphs you use and I will tell you who you are’ cheat sheet where he describes some of the personality types of people using different charts.
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