Insight. Applied.
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No, the title isn’t a typo. There’s a list of the "best of 2018 visualisation lists". List of lists is now a thing…apparently.
I did think about picking the best of the best of 2018 visualisation lists—but I couldn’t do it to you.
But, it’s a great resource so worth reading.
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The Pudding creates visual essays to explain issues of cultural significance/importance.
Visual essays are an emerging form of journalism. Some of the most complex, debated topics get lost in “too long; didn’t read” 10,000-word articles. Visual storytelling makes ideas more accessible[…]"
If you are interested in storytelling with data then you’ll enjoy their work.
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The Economist recently selected its (own) 12 favourite charts of 2018.
My favourite is the penalty shoot-out visualisation. A great example of how to present statistical data to a general audience.
I also liked their "Build an American Voter" widget. Apparently I’m not alone as it won them an award.
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A statistical note published in the BMJ (formally the British Medical Journal) reminds us that
…trials that do not show a significant difference between the treatments being compared are often called "negative." This term wrongly implies that the study has shown that there is no difference, whereas usually all that has been shown is an absence of evidence of a difference. These are quite different statements.
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Great quote on the use of hypothesis testing by @JPdeRuiter.
Reject a specific null, and then argue for an arbitrary alternative. It’s indeed pretty remarkable that so few people see how absurd this procedure is.