I like to watch a lot of cooking shows. A while back I saw Ed Lee in Mind of a Chef say he likes get inspired by looking at places at the same latitude to draw inspiration. Kentucky and South Korea are actually on the same latitude so this definitely fits for Chef Ed —… Read More Cooking Across Latitudes
With the all star break upon us, I wanted to see how team records at the all star break compare to full season performance. The Chicago Cubs sit below .500 with a 43-45 record (.489) and as a White Sox Fan I get giddy at the prospect of them not doing well again. Last season… Read More Are the Cubs Bad Again? Visualizing MLB Team Records at the All Star Break
Graph visualizations don’t receive serious treatment as compared to other graphical representations of data like line charts, bar charts, and box plots. Edward Tufte’s classic book The Visual Display of Quantitative Information contains 0, yes 0, graph visualizations. That is a shame because graphs can be just as useful when applied correctly. What is a… Read More Graph Visualizations: Why and When are they Useful
Last week, I wrote about using the Google Maps API to visualize travel times according to when you want to leave by using their “Depart at” feature to simulate traffic. This week I took it a step further and made an interactive version. Go give it a try next time you have to drive somewhere, especially… Read More Visualization Vednesday: Travel Times Interactive Version
I’m starting a new posting series called “Visualization Vednesday” where I’ll talk about or create a visualization and critique it. For this first post, let’s talk about Google Maps and travel times. Travel Times Problem Yesterday I had to drive home from my parents house to go to dinner with my grandma who had just… Read More Visualization Vednesday: Travel Times