One-year-on Part I: Women in the House of Representatives

Two weeks ago marked one year since I posted my first Viz to Tableau Public. Looking back over my old work, I always think ‘this could have been more insightful’; ‘this could have used something I’ve learnt since’ or ‘what was I even thinking?!’. So, I decided to reviz my old work ‘one-year-on’.

Every week, I will take a viz (oldest first). My challenge is:

  • Write down my initial thoughts
  • Ask the community for feedback
  • Remake my old viz using the ideas I have received

Obviously, there’s a hashtag so follow along or get involved on #justrevizit.

So here goes…

My first ever viz (let me know your thoughts):

Of course, my first viz was from Makeover Monday. The data looked at female representatives in the House of Commons:

My initial thoughts:

  • Where’s the title, JOE?
  • The three charts show almost exactly the same information
  • There is a lack of storytelling. The take home messages are clear so I would prefer an explanatory viz in this case.
  • The dual axis chart (top) could be a bit tricky to interpret although this is a better use case than many for this chart type
  • The tornado chart makes it hard to compare the two parties directly
  • The filter action is unclear to the user
  • Gridlines everywhere (!), as are chart borders

So, what about something like this?

What could be added/taken away? Is there a better chart type to show the data? What do you think of the BAN’s? Let me know!

The initial data looked liked this:

See you soon!

Joe (@Joe_Tableau)

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Joe Beaven
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