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Chris Doty

Chris Doty

Chris Doty is a freelance writer and consultant. He has a PhD in linguistics, and teaches at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Demographics 101: Visualizations from the US Census Bureau

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Several weeks ago, I received a questionnaire in the mail from the US Census Bureau that requested my personal and household information as part of something called the American Community Survey. I was unfamiliar with the project, but a bit of research revealed that the ACS is an effort by the Census Bureau to collect…

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The Science of Visualization

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In this era of “Big Data,” businesses rely on the accumulation and analysis of raw data to help them understand an uncertain environment. Yet the sheer quantity of available information can overwhelm even the most sophisticated data miner. The problem of transforming spools of statistics into decipherable figures is one all too familiar to the…

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Work Happier, Not Harder

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Research indicates that happiness is a stronger predictor of business success than job satisfaction. Happy people consistently outperform their dour coworkers and attain better, more fulfilling positions. If you’re a cricket player, being happy even increases your batting average! But if happiness is so critical to business productivity and success, it raises the question: How…

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The Visualization Underground

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The ability to transform complex data sets into clear and engaging graphics is a sought-after skill in the information economy. And as regular readers of this blog are well aware, there is no shortage of data visualization resources online and off, including classes, blogs, books and TED talks. But learning the  fundamentals of effective visualization…

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