Tag Archives: Statistics Canada

Census 2011: Ontario Population Pyramid

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Statistics Canada has released the Age and Sex data set for 2011.  A traditional visualization for this kind of data is the population pyramid.   The population pyramid is a modified version of a stacked bar chart with the division between … Continue reading →

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Reshaping the Country

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

Maps are one of my favorite approaches to presenting information.  However, they are just as vulnerable to abuse, misuse and overuse as every other form of data visualization.  Traditionally, maps employ color ranges, textures, symbols and boundary widths to describe … Continue reading →

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