Data Stream of Consciousness

A blog about data, science and data science

Drawing fractal trees in the browser.

This entry was posted in Images and video and tagged canvas, fractals, JavaScript, jQuery on May 24, 2016 by Tim Brock.

Eight articles explaining why the y axis of a chart shouldn’t (necessarily) start at 0.

This entry was posted in Chart design and tagged y axis on February 9, 2016 by Tim Brock.

HTML5 videos of birds in flight; custom controls allow the user to change the frame rate.

This entry was posted in Images and video and tagged HTML5 video on November 27, 2015 by Tim Brock.

Interactive small multiples for the 2015–16 English Premier League season.

This entry was posted in Interactive data visualisation and tagged d3.js, football, Small multiples, sport on August 26, 2015 by Tim Brock.

Data visualisation, data art and the law of large numbers.

This entry was posted in Chart design and tagged d3.js, data art, R, statistics on July 27, 2015 by Tim Brock.

Evaluating the results of the 2015 UK general election under three slightly different forms of proportional representation.

This entry was posted in Politics and tagged general election, R on June 19, 2015 by Tim Brock.

An interactive small-multiples collection tracking points and goals for English Premier League clubs.

This entry was posted in Interactive data visualisation and tagged d3.js, football, Small multiples, sport on May 25, 2015 by Tim Brock.

Using a slopegraph to highlight tactical voting.

This entry was posted in Politics and tagged pie, slopegraph on May 5, 2015 by Tim Brock.

Is a pie chart an appropriate visualisation choice for showing the make-up of the UK’s House of Commons after the 2015 general election?

This entry was posted in Chart design and tagged bar, general election, pie on April 10, 2015 by Tim Brock.

Exploring the exoplanet.eu catalog of extrasolar planets.

This entry was posted in Science and tagged astronomy, astrophysics, space on March 20, 2015 by Tim Brock.