Data-visualization companies are creating buzz with visual representations that let you "see" your data and manipulate it—instead of reading columns of numbers. Big data is a big plus: You can ...

These charts are very basic examples of data visualization. Many modern tools are designed to open up complex methods to the everyday user. For instance, here’s one way a management trainee in ...

We’ve all heard that Big Data is the future. But according to Phil Simon’s new book The Visual Organization: Data Visualization, Big Data, and the Quest for Better Decisions, that may not be ...

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 ...

Lucky Sort, the Portland-based visualization engine for making sense out of live data streams, is announcing its first partner: StockTwits, a social network for traders that lets users share stock ...

Data visualization is the presentation of data in a graphical format such as a plot, graph, or map to make it easier for decision makers to see and understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data.

“The hour of big data has arrived in Massachusetts,” said Massachusetts governor Duval Patrick recently. When he made this statement in a speech on MIT’s campus, Patrick was referring to none other ...

Anyone who has taken a photography class—or even a presentation class—has heard the constant adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s a revelation about how people process informat ...