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#MakeoverMonday: Data Science Degrees and Tile Maps

I have recently been experimenting with what I've seen being referred to as a tile map, grid map or periodic map. NPR did a great write up on traditional choropleth maps, cartograms and tile maps. Some awesome Tableau folks have also done great tutorials and published these non-traditional map types publically including Brittany Fong , Matt Chambers and Kris Ericson . There are definitely instances where this type of map enhances the data view or enables better flow and certainly some where it won't be suitable (for example, showing data at the county level among others - example ). I came into this field from a non-traditional background like many others. There's definitely an emergence of new or rebranded data science degree and certificate programs. I was excited when I came across Dan Murray's article on the Interworks Blog  that used data and an awesome tableau visualization to show programs throughout the U.S. Since I came across this at the same time tha