Gillian McGoldrick

I have not often used Excel, but the one I’ll be most sure to avoid is number 4: sorting a spreadsheet without including all of the columns. From what I have learned thus far about Excel, being really sure of what you have selected is crucial to not making any mistakes. After sorting a spreadsheet and later finding your calculations are incorrect…[Read more]

This story uses data visualizations as well as massive amounts of data from the stock market to calculate the…[Read more]

I believe the most important core principles Stephen Few notes is “simplify.” So often, I will be reading a story from a national publication and look to the data visualization or infographic to make the connection the journalist is describing more clear. But oftentimes, I read the graphic that has so much extra information that I end up with more…[Read more]