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Can Tableau really change your life?

October 7, 2016by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

Originally posted on That data viz guy:
Can Tableau really change your life? Well, you hear a lot on Twitter and blogs about how Tableau has helped people to really…

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Visual Analytics

Chasing rainbows

October 20, 2015by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

Originally posted on The Data Animators:
It cropped up again last week; the dreaded statement from a BI professional We must have a single version of the truth… Anyone working in…

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Visual Analytics

In praise of *unactionable* insight

September 28, 2015by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

Originally posted on The Data Animators:
One of the most common requests from my clients is for Actionable Insight; a desire to receive simple, understandable output from analytical activity which provides a clear indication…

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Visual Analytics

Managing by Averages… of Averages

September 15, 2015by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

Originally posted on The Data Animators:
Much of my visual analysis is performed to help large companies – usually retailers and their suppliers – to better understand a perplexing problem or opportunity in…

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Visual Analytics

Bad [data visualization] science?

November 26, 2013by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

I’m an avid reader of Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science blog, and equally enthusiastic for Stephen Few’s Perceptual Edge, so it’s interesting when they pick up on the same theme from […]

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Science, Visual Analytics

Skills for Big Data?

March 9, 2013by Guy Cuthbert 1 Comment

David Patton posed a question on the Google+ group Data Data Data yesterday, asking: For software developers wishing to work in Big Data, what do you think are the most […]

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Visual Analytics

From HBR: IT fumbling analytics

March 8, 2013by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

Harvard Business Review certainly doesn’t need endorsement from me; its impact is well-known worldwide. So it’s the spirit of sharing with fellow Data Animators that I’m about to rave about […]

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Data-driven Business, Visual Analytics

Where is the “fix my business” button?

February 21, 2013by Guy Cuthbert 1 Comment

I’m a business guy – I own and run a small, growing business and empathise (or is that sympathise) with other businesspeople charged with managing, directing and shaping the businesses […]

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Data-driven Business, Visual Analytics

Why You Should Animate Your Data to Liberate It

February 12, 2013by Guy Cuthbert Leave a comment

Andy Cotgreave (@acotgreave) posted the following in reply to my comments on his article at The Huffington Post (link at foot of this post). My original comments were a shortened […]

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Data-driven Business, Visual Analytics

Should we meet our heroes?

February 8, 2013by Guy Cuthbert 7 Comments

A couple of years ago I found myself trying to work out why I’m such an avid visual thinker. Is it nature, nurture or both? To tackle the nurture question […]

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Visual Analytics

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