{"id":19651,"date":"2025-09-12T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/?p=19651"},"modified":"2025-09-13T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:57:47","slug":"data-becomes-insight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/12\/data-becomes-insight\/","title":{"rendered":"When Data Becomes Visual Insight \u2014 DataViz Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/12\/data-becomes-insight\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/data-becomes-visual-insight-dataviz-weekly-1.png\" alt=\"New Examples When Data Becomes Visual Insight\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/data-becomes-visual-insight-dataviz-weekly-1.png 1366w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/data-becomes-visual-insight-dataviz-weekly-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/data-becomes-visual-insight-dataviz-weekly-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/data-becomes-visual-insight-dataviz-weekly-1-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a>Numbers often stay abstract until they are put into form. Visuals can help reveal what is hidden in plain figures, generating insight and bringing meaning to the surface. In this edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/category\/data-visualization-weekly\/\" target=\"_blank\">DataViz Weekly<\/a>, we\u00a0offer a quick look at four recent projects that turn\u00a0data into something we, humans, can truly see and\u00a0grasp more clearly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay across occupations \u2014 FlowingData<\/li>\n<li>Billionaires in America \u2014 WSJ<\/li>\n<li>Africa&#8217;s real size \u2014 Reuters<\/li>\n<li>Zodiac signs out of sync \u2014 The Upshot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Data Visualization Weekly: September 5\u201412, 2025<\/h2>\n<h3>Pay Across Occupations<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flowingdata.com\/2025\/09\/09\/salary-and-occupation-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pay-by-occupation-data-viz.png\" alt=\"Visualizing pay across occupations\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pay-by-occupation-data-viz.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pay-by-occupation-data-viz-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pay-by-occupation-data-viz-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pay-by-occupation-data-viz-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pay-by-occupation-data-viz-1024x1024.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGood things deserve a second run. And who does not enjoy a well-made beeswarm?<\/p>\n<p>Back in November 2019, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/22\/charting-salaries-earthquakes-housing-coffee-shops\/\" target=\"_blank\">featured<\/a> Nathan Yau\u2019s beeswarms on salaries by occupation in the United States. Several days ago, he returned to the subject with an update using 2024 estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n<p>The main bee swarm chart positions each occupation by median pay, with circle size showing the number of workers and color marking the job category. Small multiples then\u00a0show salaries within categories, highlighting clusters in healthcare, management, computer, construction, and beyond. Hovering over bubbles reveals the 25th and 75th percentile values, making clear that even within a single role, earnings can vary widely.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the project on <a href=\"https:\/\/flowingdata.com\/2025\/09\/09\/salary-and-occupation-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">FlowingData<\/a>, by Nathan Yau.<\/p>\n<h3>Billionaires in America<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/investing\/what-we-know-about-americas-billionaires-1-135-and-counting-98d22268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/american-billionaires-data-viz.png\" alt=\"Visualizing billionaires in America\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/american-billionaires-data-viz.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/american-billionaires-data-viz-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/american-billionaires-data-viz-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/american-billionaires-data-viz-1024x634.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe number of people in the United States with fortunes of at least $1 billion has climbed in recent years, reaching more than a thousand. While names like Elon Musk or Taylor Swift may dominate headlines, many others are behind businesses in less visible places, from Wisconsin roofing suppliers to firms based in small Southern towns.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal visualized this expanding group with scrollytelling maps built from Altrata wealth data. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/chartopedia\/chart-types\/bubble-map\" target=\"_blank\">bubble map<\/a> shows billionaire-owned properties by ZIP code, followed by another bubble map grouping their primary businesses by city. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/chartopedia\/chart-types\/choropleth-map\">choropleth map<\/a> then illustrates how billionaire wealth is distributed across states, totaling over 5 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. California alone accounts for 255 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Look at\u00a0the piece at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/investing\/what-we-know-about-americas-billionaires-1-135-and-counting-98d22268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">WSJ.com<\/a>, by Inti Pacheco and Theo Francis, with graphics by Drew An-Pham and Peter Santilli. The full\u00a0version is for subscribers, but these maps are available to view publicly.<\/p>\n<h3>Africa&#8217;s Real Size<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/graphics\/AFRICA-MAP\/lgpdaqrdyvo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/real-africa-size-data-viz.png\" alt=\"Visualizing Africa's real size\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/real-africa-size-data-viz.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/real-africa-size-data-viz-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/real-africa-size-data-viz-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/real-africa-size-data-viz-1024x721.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe debate around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/products\/anymap\/gallery\/Maps_Projections\/Projections_Overview.php\" target=\"_blank\">map projections<\/a> has reignited with the \u201cCorrect The Map\u201d campaign, now endorsed by the African Union. At the center is the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.anychart.com\/Maps\/Map_Projections#mercator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mercator projection<\/a>, introduced in the 1500s for navigation. It enlarges northern countries like Greenland and Canada while shrinking landmasses near the equator, and for centuries, it dominated school maps, giving the wrong sense of Africa\u2019s scale.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters lays out the distortions in a scrolling visual story. A set of maps and animations contrasts the Mercator projection with the Equal Earth version at a glance. For instance, the visual pictured above clearly shows Africa to be 14 times larger than Greenland, 3 times Canada, and over 1.5 Russia. Another striking illustration fits the United States, China, India, and much of Europe inside Africa\u2019s outline, revealing its immense size. The piece closes with 18 world map projections side by side, offering a quick comparison of how each reshapes the globe.<\/p>\n<p>See the story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/graphics\/AFRICA-MAP\/lgpdaqrdyvo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>, by Mariano Zafra and Sudev Kiyada.<\/p>\n<h3>Zodiac Signs Out of Sync<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/upshot\/zodiac-signs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zodiac-sync-data-viz.png\" alt=\"Visualizing Zodiac signs out of sync\" width=\"100%\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zodiac-sync-data-viz.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zodiac-sync-data-viz-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zodiac-sync-data-viz-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zodiac-sync-data-viz-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zodiac-sync-data-viz-1024x1024.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe zodiac calendar most people know is about 2,000 years out of step with the stars. Earth\u2019s slow wobble has shifted the constellations behind the sun, so the sign on your birthday today is often not the one you have always believed.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times&#8217; The Upshot illustrates this drift with rich visuals. Animations show how the sky shifted from ancient times to the present, and you can even enter your birthday to see which constellation was really behind the sun. The scrolling graphics explain how precession works, why the zodiac signs and seasons diverged, and how our perspective of the night sky keeps changing.<\/p>\n<p>Explore the interactive on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/upshot\/zodiac-signs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Upshot<\/a>, by Aatish Bhatia, Francesca Paris, and Rumsey Taylor.<\/p>\n<h2>Wrapping Up<\/h2>\n<p>These projects span work, wealth, geography, and the sky above \u2014 four different domains where visualization turns abstract data into clear insight. Each demonstrates how seeing numbers in visual form can make patterns easier to understand.<\/p>\n<p>Stay with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/category\/data-visualization-weekly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Data Visualization Weekly<\/a> for more examples of how\u00a0charts and maps work in practice.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers often stay abstract until they are put into form. Visuals can help reveal what is hidden in plain figures, generating insight and bringing meaning to the surface. In this edition of DataViz Weekly, we\u00a0offer a quick look at four recent projects that turn\u00a0data into something we, humans, can truly see and\u00a0grasp more clearly. 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