Data Visualization

Welcoming New Colleagues — a Data-Based Story

Boris Gorelik shows how we use data at Automattic to visualize social connections between Automatticians.

How’s Your New Year’s Resolution Going?

Talking with friends last week, many of us sheepishly admitted that we have already “broken” our 2017 resolutions. According to a popularly cited study by Norcross in 2002, only 64% […]

Krista Stevens

This Week in Data Reading

There’s nothing tastier than a set of links to devour! Check out what we’ve been reading recently and be sure to share your links to thought-provoking articles and discussions on topics in the field of data science.

Demet Dagdelen

A Brand Image Analysis of WordPress and Automattic on Twitter

As a data scientist, I spend a lot of time analyzing how our users interact with WordPress.com. However, WordPress.com isn’t the only place to gain insight into how people use and […]

Boris Gorelik

Evolution of a Plot: Better Data Visualization, One Step at a Time

The 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 […]