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According to the first visual, secretaries are 108% female and carpenters are -10% female. Don't trust this data too much.
by tlb 9y ago
According to the first visual, secretaries are 108% female and carpenters are -10% female. Don't trust this data too much.
- l0b0 9y agoYep, this is a typical example of statistical lying[1] - clearly the data is not represented in such a way that you can get the accurate numbers from the visualisation. I really don't understand why the parent is being downvoted. [1] http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php?title=Lie_Factor http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php?title=Lie_Factor
- nebulous1 9y agoI'm not sure that statistical lying entirely fits here. The general shape of the visual hasn't been challenged, just the location of the percentage markings. Of course, this doesn't inspire confidence in the visual as a whole, but seems more likely to be a typo or technical issue than an actual lie ( I can't see a benefit to any argument by having impossible data points on both side of the graph ).
- rtpg 9y agoI think the technical issue is related to the circles and their sizes. Feels like the best solution would be to remove the percentages, with more of a vague "more female" or "more male"
- paulddraper 9y agoBut we need the (accurate) scale. Are carpenters 48% female and teachers 52% female? Or is it 5% and 95%? Or 108% and -10%?
- dEnigma 9y agoI was just about to make the same compaint; the first diagram is really confusing. They also say that "carpenters" was the "most male" job, but "Pipelayers, etc." is clearly to the left of it in the diagram.