The FT’s graphics tell many of the most important — and often hidden — stories of 2018

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Postcode comparison shows more than just an urban-rural gap as inner city areas are left behind in internet access

The internet has profoundly shaped cartography, but has not made it more honest

How to get boards to respond to research on absenteeism and poor productivity

Gender associations are not universal, as data visualisation experts know

Maps, lines and pandas made 2017 a groundbreaking year in data visualisation

The FT’s chart expert outlines some basic errors and simple fixes

Data presentations do not have to be boring or formulaic

Mark Cairns shares data on his shifts since the decision to ban the company from the UK capital

Mosaic-like charts can show the structural nature of a data set in a memorable image

Institutions rely less on wholesale funding of the kind that seized up in the crisis 

The US made money on its rescue of the banks, but other countries may not

The latest tools can be seductive, but sometimes it pays to think outside the box

The impact of Britain’s vote to leave the EU is already being felt

How the master of ‘edutainers’ made statistics and facts engaging 

A chart’s ability to mislead is off the scale

Rise in health spending fails to deliver longevity increases seen in other countries

A visual biography of the all-American average as it breaks 20,000

Facts, polls and forecasts have struggled to deal with an uncertain world in 2016

Is it fair to say that common experiences fuelled support for Trump and Brexit?

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