#IronViz – Let’s Go on a Pokémon Safari!
It’s that time again – Iron Viz! The second round of Iron Viz entered my world via an email with a very enticing “Iron Viz goes on Safari!” theme. My mind immediately got stuck on one thing: Pokémon Safari Zone. Growing up I was a huge gamer and Pokémon was (and still is) one of my favorites. […]
#WorkoutWednesday Week 24 – Math Musings
The Workout Wednesday for week 24 is a great way to represent where a result for a particular value falls with respect to a broader collection. I’ve used a spine chart recently on a project where most data was centered around certain points and I wanted to show the range. Propagating maximums, minimums, averages, quartiles, […]
March & April Combined Book Binge
Time for another recount of the content I’ve been consuming. I missed my March post, so I figured it would be fine to do a combined effort. First up: The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin In my last post I mentioned that I got a recommendation to tune in to Seth and got the opportunity […]
February Book Binge
Another month has passed, so it’s time to recount what I’ve been reading. Admittedly it was kind of a busy month for me, so I decided to mix up some of my book habits with podcasts. To reflect that – I’ve decided to share a mixture of both. First up is Rhinoceros Success by […]
Makeover Monday Week 10 – Top 500 YouTube Game(r) Channels
We’re officially 10 weeks into Makeover Monday, which is a phenomenal achievement. This means that I’ve actively participated in recreating 10 different visualizations with data varying from tourism, to Trump, to this week’s Youtube gamers. First some commentary people may not like to read: the data set was not that great. There’s one huge reason why […]
The Flow of Human Migration
Today I decided to take a bit of a detour while working on a potential project for #VizForSocialGood. I was focused on a data set provided by UNICEF that showed the number of migrants from different areas/regions/countries to destination regions/countries. I’m pretty sure it is the direct companion to a chord diagram that UNICEF published […]
And so it beings – Adventures in Python
Tableau 10.2 is on the horizon and with it comes several new features – one that is of particular interest to me is their new Python integration. Here’s the Beta program beauty shot: Essentially what this will mean is that more advanced programming languages aimed at doing more sophisticated analysis will become an easy to […]
Synergy through Action
This has been an amazing week for me. On the personal side of things my ship is sailing in the right direction. It’s amazing what the new year can do to clarify values and vision. Getting to the specifics of why I’m calling this post “Synergy through Action.” That’s the best way for me to […]
#DataResolutions – More than a hashtag
This gem of a blog post appeared on Tableau Public and within my twitter feed earlier this week asking what my #DataResolutions are. Here was my lofty response: My #DataResolutions: learn, grow, and share via #MakeoverMonday, #WorkoutWednesday, #phxtug, @thedatamashup, #datapluswomen project, & blog — Ann Jackson (@AnnUJackson) January 12, 2017 Sound like a ton […]
Book Binge – December Edition
I typically spend the end of my year self reflecting on how things have gone – both the good and the bad. Usually that leads me to this thoughtful place of “I need more books.” For some reason to me books are instant inspiration and a great alternative to binge streaming. They remind me of […]