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14 October 2026

In this episode, Steve Mallet is contrasting eye-catching and dramatic visualisation emphasising the dangers of vaccination with educational visualisations relating vaccine benefits and risks. Follow the discussion on the use of relative vs absolute risk and risk vs odds. And learn how static and interactive visuals can support understanding of complex matters. All example plots are available on the Wonderful Wednesday blog.

Key Takeaways:

1. How to use relative and absolute in medical communication

2. The importance of scale and colour for messaging

3. How to approach the visualisation of very low risks.

Plus: Introducing the November challenge on visualising results of a clinical trial on Prurigo Nodularis.
Perfect for: Statisticians, clinical trial professionals, medical communicators, and anyone involved in presenting complex healthcare data. Suitable for intermediate to advanced data visualization practitioners.
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Wonderful Wednesday homepage for more detail.


Wonderful Wednesdays are brought to you by the Visualisation SIG. The Wonderful Wednesday team includes Bodo Kirsch, Steve Mallett, Rhys Warham, Lovemore Gakava, Zara Sari, Zachary Skrivanek, Lorenz Uhlmann, Paolo Eusebi, Farzaneh Safavimanesh

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