Yes you can, I’ve done it – at least I’ve done it for the lower 48 states. The better questions to consider are “Should you …?”, or maybe “What are the pros and cons of such a map type”. Or perhaps “How on earth did you do it?” and the related “Why?” First of all, […]
Tag: elections
Why don’t people tell the truth?
I don’t want to make this too emotive – I’ve already toned down the title from “Why do people lie?” But, why indeed? There are probably a thousand psychological reasons but I’m asking in just one specific context: opinion polls. I’ve often said that it’s impossible to be interested in data visualisation without taking an […]
Remain or Leave?
In a blog where I’m posing every post as a question, this was by far the biggest question of the week in the UK. In fact, probably the biggest political question of my lifetime. But this is a data visualisation blog, so there’s no way I’m answering that particular question. The main point though, is […]