Create Florence Nightingale's Coxcomb Diagram with Python

This is my implementation of the famous coxcomb diagram of excess death from Crimean War created by Florence Nightingale in 1858. It highlights the portion of death that occur from preventable cause such as disease and infection instead of direct battle-inflicted wound. This diagram been used to illustrate the power of visualization to empower decision making. I realized that using computer to resolve the proportion makes the chart emphasize the excess death even further than what Florence Nightingale presented. ...

August 9, 2022 · Junda