Visualization

Treemap Visualization: Quick Guide to Visualizing Hierarchical Data

A treemap is a powerful visualization tool that helps present hierarchical data through nested rectangles. Each rectangle represents a category or subcategory within the hierarchy, and its size is proportional to a specific numerical value, such as sales figures or file sizes. Treemaps are especially effective for comparing the sizes of different categories, and they …

Best Websites to Make Infographics

Complex data, trends and analysis can be quite difficult to explain to an audience in raw form. Many presenters and analysts try to represent such information using tables and charts, however, looking at data in statistical form with a few legends and headings isn’t all that easy to soak in for an audience. This is …

Sparklines in PowerPoint Presentations

In the world of data visualization, sparklines hold a unique place. These tiny graphics, roughly the size of a line of text, pack an enormous amount of data into a small space, providing a clear, concise picture of trends, patterns, and variations. From Edward Tufte’s invention to their application in Microsoft PowerPoint and other platforms, …

How To Automatically Create Process Diagrams in Visio Using Excel Data

It’s no rocket science and in fact it’s really nothing new—we understand and remember information better when we can visualize it. In school, class discussions are more dynamic and effective with the help of visual aids instead of hours of lectures and recitations. In the corporate setting, visualizations are the lifeblood of organizations and businesses. From …