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Posted: July 2013

FT Magazine and Edward Tufte

July 29, 2013

The July 26 Edition of FT Magazine is devoted to Graphics and includes a brief interview with Edward Tufte.  Tufte is the inventor of the Sparkline chart which has become ubiquitous in the financial reporting world.  Tufte is also famous ...

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Influ-Venn-Za or why I love Venn diagrams

July 17, 2013

Flu season will be upon us beginning in the next few months.  Its not just for humans, you know.  From The Guardian, a venn diagram identifying the enemy strains and their targets.

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Byzantine Turkey

July 15, 2013

I recently returned from a holiday in Turkey.  Before I left, the most frequently asked question was: "Are you still going?"  Upon my return, the question was: "How was it?"  The answer:  Marvelous. I am a fan of travelling when apparent (not real) turmoil reduces the tourist crowds.  I started this touring strategy ...

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In Praise of William Playfair

July 14, 2013

We live in the time of "big data."  We struggle to develop unique formats and methods to allow us to digest and utilize the data we capture.  This section of Pindropllc.com will be devoted to examining interesting and useful methods of displaying quantitative information to enhance understanding of a variety ...

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Another Scary Unemployment Chart

July 12, 2013

This week'sThe Economist's special report on the Arab Spring contains another scary chart of youth unemployment throughout the Levant, North Africa and the Middle East courtesy of the World Bank.  Most shocking is that the highest rates of unemployment are among middle class aspiring youth with tertiary education ...

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