tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585680429157536914.post6636360524756293542..comments2023-12-19T01:06:46.450+00:00Comments on QlikView Addict: A surprising data visualisation pioneer: Florence NightingaleMatt Fryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16375702764551893303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585680429157536914.post-51874618639946715682018-02-20T17:52:20.086+00:002018-02-20T17:52:20.086+00:00Glad to see you blogging again!Glad to see you blogging again!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11206707906777002583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585680429157536914.post-13479751102115504492018-01-23T18:18:58.054+00:002018-01-23T18:18:58.054+00:00Hi Jon
Glad you enjoyed it and I hope this is the ...Hi Jon<br />Glad you enjoyed it and I hope this is the start of breaking the posting hiatus. Juggling a growing business and a young family just took it toll.<br /><br />I too would probably find a bar chart much easier and quicker to interpret. I do wonder though if it is simply because that is what we are far more used to today. Personal preference no doubt plays its part also. Nightingale states it is the area of the segment so a segment twice as large would not be twice the radius. And it's worth pointing out they they are all measured from the centre as opposed to being stacked.<br /><br />A lot of people do bring out the pitchforks for pie charts though and I'm sure some would do the same to a polar area chart given the chance. I do have a post I started on why some of the things said are valid and when a pie chart might be best used. I'll try find the time to finish it soon.<br /><br />Regards<br />MattMatt Fryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375702764551893303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5585680429157536914.post-34375749790357683622018-01-23T17:12:00.404+00:002018-01-23T17:12:00.404+00:00Very interesting. Thanks for finding the time to B...Very interesting. Thanks for finding the time to Blog again.<br /><br />I love the fact that these charts were created manually and beautifully drawn. I can't wonder though if a stacked bar chart would have been easier to interpret - I'm not sure if it's the area of the segment that is relevant or the height / radius of it.<br /><br />Perhaps the most important thing is that it was used to get a point across and that resulted in a desired and beneficial outcome. Sometimes the ends justifies the means (even for pie charts).Jon Sebrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869312340312424957noreply@blogger.com