Data Stories: Candy Dishes, Data Organization, and Eye Candy
What’s the most eaten candy in the office, how data goals are related to visual organization, and which data visualization trends are more than just pretty pictures.
- By Lindsay Stares
- March 15, 2017
The Tyranny of the Candy Dish?
The Washington Post combined some in-house data collection with external research for this fun exploration of the psychology and statistics of candy consumption in the office.
Candy-Counting Strategies
This LinkedIn post shares one parent’s observations of two kids who turned their Halloween candy into a demonstration in data organization.
Modern Data Visualization Styles
This article from National Geographic examines some popular trends in data visualization and attempts to determine which are useful for communication (and when) and which might just be eye candy.
About the Author
Lindsay Stares is a production editor at TDWI. You can contact her here.