In the past few weeks, I was appalled to read that an UK resident was given a prison sentence for the supposed "crime" of having an abortion. This happened because she lives in Northern Ireland, a country where having an abortion is in theory punishable by a life sentence in jail - unless the person in need happens … Continue reading Unsafe abortions: visualising the “preventable pandemic”
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Stress, depression and anxiety in the workplace – what does the data show?
Stress, depression and anxiety are all disorders that can have extremely serious effects for the sufferer. The Health and Safety Executive list quite a few, of varying ranges of severity and scope. It's acknowledged that in some cases these can be brought on by problems in the workplace; an issue that desperately needs addressing and resolving given the criticality of paid … Continue reading Stress, depression and anxiety in the workplace – what does the data show?
The persuasiveness of dataviz
The intrinsic power of the the chart is highlighted nicely in a recent Harvard Business Review post. In an experiment (*), Aner Tal et al. had a couple of groups read about a new medication that supposedly reduced the incidence of illness by 40%. This was clearly stated in the text the readers were given. … Continue reading The persuasiveness of dataviz
Dabbling with Data 