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Boris Gorelik
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Welcoming New Colleagues — a Data-Based Story
Read more: Welcoming New Colleagues — a Data-Based StoryBoris Gorelik shows how we use data at Automattic to visualize social connections between Automatticians.
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Evolution of a Plot: Better Data Visualization, One Step at a Time
Read more: Evolution of a Plot: Better Data Visualization, One Step at a TimeThe goal of data visualization is to transform numbers into insights. However, default data visualization output often disappoints. Sometimes, the graph shows irrelevant data or misses important aspects; sometimes, the graph lacks context; sometimes, it’s difficult to read. Often, data practitioners “feel” that something isn’t right with the graph, but cannot pinpoint the problem. In this…
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Data for nothing and bytes for free
Read more: Data for nothing and bytes for freeWordPress.com is a freemium service, meaning that our awesome blogging platform is provided for free to everyone, and we make money by selling upgrades. We process thousands of user purchases each week and you might expect that we know a lot about our customers. The truth is, we are still learning. In this post, we…
Data for Breakfast 