Did you recently read an article, report, or scientific paper and think, ‘I wish there was a picture or diagram showing this information, instead of a lengthy description’? Written text is often full ...

Umwelt is a new a system that enables blind and low-vision users to author accessible, interactive charts representing data in three modalities: visualization, textual description, and sonification. A ...

Q. My supervisor wants me to include more data visualizations in my projects. Do you have any suggestions? A. Data visualization transforms raw data into graphical representations, making complex ...

Statistician Howard Wainer and psychologist Michael Friendly are numbers magicians — they make the invisible visible. Two of the world’s leading figures in the field of data visualization, they are co ...

Scientists collect a lot of climate change data. With satellites, planes, field instruments and other technology, they monitor rising temperatures, changing snowpack and shifting precipitation ...

Data visualization is the graphical representation of information and data via visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps. It allows decision-makers to understand and communicate complex ideas to ...

Observable, the collaborative data visualization company, is launching the beta version of Observable Plot, an open-source JavaScript library that enables developers to create visual representations ...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of clinical trials, the ability to efficiently analyze and visualize data has become paramount. The vast amounts of data generated from these trials ...

Pictured is an example multi-modal representation of stock data created with Umwelt. It includes a line chart, a sonification (top right), and a multi-level textual description describing various ...

Data visualizations can significantly affect how people understand and interpret data. But data visualizations can be biased and exclusionary, perpetuating inequity and harmful stereotypes.