Welcome to The Data Point, a series from the NBC News Data Graphics team that explains a slice of the latest news through charts and visuals. Executions and death sentences continued to decline this ...

What makes a good data graphic? As a data columnist, I’m tasked with communicating facts, figures and statistics clearly and effectively. And a good data graphic goes a long way in helping to do that.

Data storytelling is the process of combining graphics and narratives to help audiences understand complex data There are eight types of graphs and charts that marketers can use to tell data stories ...

Secondary-home and investment-property buyers are a rising share of homebuyers in many major cities, real estate data shows, and experts say the effect these deep-pocketed shoppers are having in ...

Two classics of data visualization and graphics. If you're serious about data and its presentation, these are must-have additions to your library. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. 16th ...

Josh Ulick is a reporter in The Wall Street Journal's graphics department, specializing in science, energy, and the environment. He reports on stories through the use of data, graphics and ...

The Alexander Mountain Fire was fully contained over the past weekend, with the final number of acres burned remaining at 9,668. But how big is that and how often do we get fires like this? Here are ...