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Results of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition, Round 2

With twice as many entries as the first round, Round 2 of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition has proved to be a highly competitive one! The public voting narrowed down the field to the...

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On #datavis judging: Leonora Merry’s advice

Round 3 of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition is currently open for submissions. We’ve had some great entries in both Round 1 and Round 2, but this is the last open call for entries (the...

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On #datavis judging: Andrej Nosko’s advice

Round 3 of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition is currently open for submissions. We’ve had some great entries in both Round 1 and Round 2, but this is the last open call for entries (the...

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On #datavis judging: Enrique Mendizabal’s advice

Round 3 of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition is currently open for submissions. We’ve had some great entries in both Round 1 and Round 2, but this is the last open call for entries (the...

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Results of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition, Round 3

This is it — the third and final open round of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition. And what a great round it was! We had 14 entries, which is the most of any of the rounds. We also had...

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The on think tanks interview: Michal Tošovský who mapped Czech Criminality

After the end of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation competition, we were able to catch up with the winner of the Third Round as well as the final overall winner of the competition, Michal Tošovský....

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Announcing the winners of the TTDATAVIS Competition – Round 1

In the first round of the 2014-15 On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition, we limited entries only to static visualisations. Static visualisations could be anything from a simple bar chart to a...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to capture and structure data from websites...

As part of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition (TTDATAVIS), we have been producing a series of how to posts and videos spanning data capture, data cleaning and data visualisation. We’ll...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to… import live data with GoogleDrive Spreadsheets

In this how to, we will look at how to use Google Drive Spreadsheets to import live data from the web. I should note that this function is available in newer versions of Excel as well, though it...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to… merge and tidy datasets with Microsoft Excel

When I was at university, I was working in the Office for Institutional Research. It was a data-heavy job, and I was lucky enough to have a boss that took the time to show me a thing or two about...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to… map data using Google FusionTables

In this how to, we use data that we already collected from Import.io and import it into Google FusionTables in order to create a map of that information. We use an example of mapping hospitals in the...

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Round 3 of ttdatavis now open for submissions!

We’re pleased to announce that Round 3 of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition is now open for submissions. Submit your data visualisation and communication strategy now! This third and...

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Announcing the winners for Round 3 of #TTDATAVIS

The process for choosing winners for this third and final round of the 2014-15 On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition has been a complicated one. As we explained in a previous post, we didn’t...

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#TTDATAVIS compilation sneak preview

On Monday, 20 April 2015, we’ll be launching the compilation for the 2014–15 On Think Tanks Data Visualisation Competition at the Cartagena Data Festival in Colombia. It will be available for a free...

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2014–15 #ttdatavis compilation now available

Today, at the Cartagena Data Festival in Colombia, On Think Tanks launched the 2014–15 compilation of the #ttdatavis competition. The compilation, and the competition more widely, aims to inspire think...

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The on think tanks interview: Eric Barrett of JumpStart Georgia

We caught up with the winner of the first round of the On Think Tanks Data Visualization competition about their inspiration and experience creating the winning piece. Don’t limit HER possibilities, a...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to… summarise data with Pivot Tables in Excel

In a previous how to video, we learned how to clean and tidy data in Excel using functions like VLOOKUP. In this how to, we will look at how to summarise that data to answer specific questions using...

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The on think tanks interview: Bill Dugan of WRI

We caught up with the winner of the second round of the On Think Tanks Data Visualisation competition about their inspiration and experience creating the winning piece. Visualising the Past, Present...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to…animate a map to see changes over time using...

We’ve already seen one of the ways that we can develop maps using Google FusionTables. But that method gives us points on a map that don’t change over time. However, sometimes we do have data that also...

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TTDATAVIS how to series: How to… create interactive dashboards with Tableau...

For our visualisations, our how tos have mainly focused on maps. But we know visualisation goes much beyond that. There are various types of charts that might be useful when it comes to visualising...

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