Robert Kosara—Outlier 2022—This Should Have Been a Bar Chart

Why was Nightingale’s famous rose plot not simply a bar chart? How do you know which chart type to use? Robert discusses examples of specific data viz techniques, why they were used, and how that can help you. ----------------------- The Data Visualization Society fosters a community where every member benefits from resources that support growth, refinement, and expansion of data visualization knowledge regardless of expertise level. We have three key objectives: 1️⃣Nurture: Build a cross-functional, tool agnostic community for sharing ideas, learning, and best practices for data visualization design. 2️⃣Celebrate: Amplify and showcase brilliance in data visualization design through conferences, writing, and awards 3️⃣Advance: Raise awareness about the practice of data visualization, collaborate with leaders to set professional standards, and build a more inclusive field. Become a member to access exclusive benefits such as our mentorship program, discounted event tickets, and more: https://www.datavisualizationsociety.org/membership Follow us: Website: https://www.datavisualizationsociety.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-visualization-society/ X: https://twitter.com/DataVizSociety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datavizsociety/