Tag Archives: graphs

Simplifying Statistics

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Emily Lingard

In December 2010 statistics were released that showed the UK is now the fattest nation in Europe. The figures came from a study by the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which examined the health … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Journalism Experiment, How is data journalism used? | Tagged data journalism, European Commission, figures, graphs, simple, simplify, simplifying, statistics, stats, uk, visualisations | Leave a comment

What does Data journalism mean?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Julia Greenaway

Data journalism makes facts and figures more accessible. Turing information into graphs, diagrams and pictures makes the information a lot easier to understand. Especially with comparable information. When I think of data journalism I think of Wikileaks, and the data … Continue reading →