Tag Archives: dataset

Testing visualisation tools on the world’s most endangered species

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

In the Guardian Datastore, I found a spreadsheet outlining the number of endangered species in each country in 2008 and 2009. The document also subdivided the species into groups of mammals, reptiles, birds and so on. Usually, I start data … Continue reading →

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Europe’s arms exports to Libya: what’s the best visualisation to use?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

The Guardian Datablog recently published data showing Europe’s arms sales to Libya, after the embargo was lifted, between 2005 and 2009. I’ve decided to put three visualisation websites and software to the test: which one will produce the most coherent … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Tableau Public

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Unlike Many Eyes or Wordle, you have to install Tableau Public on your computer. This put me off at first but in the end I dowloaded the software. I was immediately struck by how user-friendly it is – once I … Continue reading →

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Creating heat-maps using Many Eyes

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

I came across an article on the Guardian’s datablog called ‘Antidepressants in England and Wales: a map of GP prescriptions’. The article includes a map of England and Wales – the Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) which prescribe the most anti-depressant … Continue reading →

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