Animated Visual: A Day in the Life of Americans

One of the more effective data visualizations I’ve seen in a while, this animated visual is a time-varying Markov chain developed by Nathan Yau of FlowingData.  This is a simulation of 1,000 people’s average day. It’s based on 2014 data from the American Time Use Survey, made way more accessible by the ATUS Extract Builder.

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Paul Turley

Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Solution Architect for P3 Adaptive Specializing in Microsoft Fabric, Business Intelligence, SQL Server solutions, Power BI, Analysis Services & Reporting Services. Author of Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Study Guide & 15 other titles.

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