The Art and Science of Data Visualization

How can journalists present statistics in a way that is both understandable and accurate? Why are data visualizations sometimes misleading rather than informative? As newspapers scale up their data coverage,

An episode of the EconoFact Chats podcast, hosted by EconoFact, titled "The Art and Science of Data Visualization" was published on October 10, 2021 and runs 23 minutes.

October 10, 2021 ·23m · EconoFact Chats

Summary

How can journalists present statistics in a way that is both understandable and accurate? Why are data visualizations sometimes misleading rather than informative? As newspapers scale up their data coverage, journalists are developing insights into how best to report complex statistics without misrepresenting them. This week on EconoFact Chats, Michael Klein and Ben Casselman of the New York Times discuss the nuances of communicating economic data to a broad audience.

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