Turning Bad Charts into Compelling Data Stories | Dominic Bohan | TEDxYouth@Singapore

In our society’s constant hunger for shocking and sensational news, we tend to overlook the importance of what is happening globally. For Dominic Bohan, he sees this world through data and statistics. Though pie charts and bar graphs may sound mundane and even daunting for some of us, Dominic puts forth a compelling argument for the relevance of data science or statistics, and shows us how data can also tell stories and even explain the world to us. In our society’s constant hunger for shocking and sensational news, we tend to overlook the importance of what is happening globally. For Dominic Bohan, he sees this world through data and statistics. Though pie charts and bar graphs may sound mundane and even daunting for some of us, Dominic puts forth a compelling argument for the relevance of data science or statistics, and shows us how data can also tell stories and even explain the world to us. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @binky1612
    @binky161213 күн бұрын

    As a creative director in visual communications, this man speaks my language. I've spent nearly all my career making unnecessarily over-complicated things easy to understand (whilst retaining value). Well done, sir.

  • @alikalik4032
    @alikalik40323 жыл бұрын

    Very well done. The presentation itself is a perfect example of the three principles: human friendly; ruthless minimalism; clear key takeawayes.

  • @gowrikrishnan4629
    @gowrikrishnan46293 жыл бұрын

    I've never seen anyone so passionate about charts and data - I love it and didn't want this video to end!

  • @kelvianmularso2587
    @kelvianmularso25873 жыл бұрын

    This video deserves more attention

  • @a.bandika
    @a.bandika Жыл бұрын

    I watched to the end and it delivered. The first part might not slap for everyone but solid advice- 1. Make it human friendly 2. Ruthlessly eliminate excess data 3. Give a clear key takeaway 🎄

  • @curtistackie4743
    @curtistackie47433 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic

  • @datasciencing
    @datasciencing3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. Very relevant topic as more and more people are using charts, info graphics, etc to show data.

  • @VicentMadrid
    @VicentMadrid2 жыл бұрын

    More of this pls. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @trnstn1
    @trnstn17 ай бұрын

    8:48 - instantly readable and hilarious chart!

  • @parimadloo3780
    @parimadloo37802 жыл бұрын

    Very informative presentation

  • @kristrimoeljo3017
    @kristrimoeljo3017 Жыл бұрын

    fantastic presentation and education

  • @NekoMouser
    @NekoMouser Жыл бұрын

    I think sometimes, the trick is also using the chart in the correct context. I rather like radar charts when done correctly--a good example being the ways a lot of video games use them to compare many things quickly or lay out skill stats for characters. Pokemon, for example, uses that in many games (as a hexagon) and you can go to that screen, think "I only care about who's the strongest in the top 3 data points, not the bottom, for this task," and just click right, right, right to get a quick visual imprint for each character. In the small space of a handheld screen, it's very efficient and fast and eats up less screen real estate than a bar chart in many cases. It does require a little getting used to and knowing what you are looking for, but once you do, it is very efficient and can be understood in even a brief, passing glance.

  • @nancyankur1
    @nancyankur12 ай бұрын

    Loved it!!

  • @user-cx7lf3bs1q
    @user-cx7lf3bs1q4 ай бұрын

    Wow. Clarity over complexity

  • @sprasad1978
    @sprasad19783 жыл бұрын

    Did you get that relationship example and a couple other things verbatim from Issac Keyes talk? A courtesy shout out would have been nice. Good talk.

  • @happyhippohooray

    @happyhippohooray

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thanks for looking out for this. I'm a close friend of Dom's and he ran everything by me prior to delivering the talk.

  • @preetipimpalnerkar2910
    @preetipimpalnerkar29102 жыл бұрын

    The BEST

  • @richardr777
    @richardr7777 ай бұрын

    Coooooool😂

  • @6424wen
    @6424wen Жыл бұрын

    Mr. Bohan’s arms move so much it’s distracting me from the visual representations he’s trying to show us

  • @rebeccaalexandre9372
    @rebeccaalexandre93723 жыл бұрын

    So...he just basically rehashed the 1984 study by Cleveland and McGill and Visual Explanations by Edward Tufte. Got it (Not a bad talk, but please give credit where it is due).

  • @911alps

    @911alps

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ouch busted 🙈

  • @a.bandika

    @a.bandika

    Жыл бұрын

    No, he used his relationship data for his system, that case study was to show that data can save lives and change the world?

  • @a.bandika
    @a.bandika Жыл бұрын

    Isaac Keyes ted

  • @mampub
    @mampub Жыл бұрын

    Lifted examples from Edward Tufte, rebranded his "data-ink ratio" and the term "chart junk" as "minimalism". Except for the Keyes study, you didn't credit obvious sources for your material.

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    @cristinapumilia82193 жыл бұрын

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  • @pacoes8006
    @pacoes8006 Жыл бұрын

    You know nothing John Snow!

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