Comments on: Graphic: White House staff salaries revealed http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2009/11/graphic-white-house-staff-salaries-revealed/ Multimedia training and visual journalism Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Alark Joshi http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2009/11/graphic-white-house-staff-salaries-revealed/#comment-72178 Alark Joshi Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:17 +0000 http://www.robbmontgomery.com/?p=6219#comment-72178 While I think this visual depiction is entertaining, it isnt as functional since I feel what one would want to know from the data is 1) Who's getting paid the most? 2) Who's getting paid the least? 3) What kind of staff positions pay the most? I would personally have preferred a simple bar chart where I could see who's making the most money, least and play around with the data a little more to gain some insights. I've made a bar chart using IBM Many Eyes too and it can be found at http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/bar-chart-visualization-of-white-h Click on 'values' below the graph to sort the data according to salary. -Alark While I think this visual depiction is entertaining, it isnt as functional since I feel what one would want to know from the data is

1) Who’s getting paid the most?
2) Who’s getting paid the least?
3) What kind of staff positions pay the most?

I would personally have preferred a simple bar chart where I could see who’s making the most money, least and play around with the data a little more to gain some insights.

I’ve made a bar chart using IBM Many Eyes too and it can be found at
http://manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/visualizations/bar-chart-visualization-of-white-h

Click on ‘values’ below the graph to sort the data according to salary.

-Alark

]]> By: Jordan http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2009/11/graphic-white-house-staff-salaries-revealed/#comment-72166 Jordan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:37:28 +0000 http://www.robbmontgomery.com/?p=6219#comment-72166 This graphic, while a great interactive and visual piece, lacks practicality. If I want to scroll around looking at various salaries, that's all well and good, but what if I'm searching for something specific; the press secretary; staff administrator; dog walker, etc. I just think the graphic should lend itself to application as well as entertainment. This graphic, while a great interactive and visual piece, lacks practicality. If I want to scroll around looking at various salaries, that’s all well and good, but what if I’m searching for something specific; the press secretary; staff administrator; dog walker, etc.

I just think the graphic should lend itself to application as well as entertainment.

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