DataDaze

Best and Weirdest Charts in 2018 Nate Silver's 538 put out their 45 best and weirdest charts in 2018 Scrolling through it is interesting to note the variety of charts. Some are interactive, some are static. Some are familiar but more are unique chart types. Types you don't see in your 'excel chart options'. Yet, they are trying to convey information to a wide audience so they must be clear. Must use color well.Many have as many words as they do marks. Most put the thesis right in the chart title Another year-end list can be found on Tableau . It is interesting the difference between the two sites.  It feels to me that Tableau data visualizations  featured here are made for data people by data people. Where as 538's are a bit simpler for a larger audience.  Most of the Tableau chart require you to interact before you can get useful information.  One of the most interesting charts is the Harry Potter Spells  chart. I don't know...

MLS Player Salaries 2018 Every year the MLS Players Association releases player salaries by team, you can check them out here,  MLSPA Salary Page . A couple things stand out. Spending money doesn't mean you are going to be good. the top 3 teams by salary did not make the playoffs this year. And it's good to be a Forward Now the MLS salary cap rules are a bit odd. Here is an article from last year that gives some explanation. Here are the top 20 players by total compensation. Toronto, Chicago and LA Galaxy have some work to do clearing out those top end salaries because they are not translating to results on the field.