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Three such visualizations: data that are confusing to the layperson, and data that minimize personal danger, and data that bend the brain's ability to comprehen
by PennRobotics 5y ago
Three such visualizations: data that are confusing to the layperson, and data that minimize personal danger, and data that bend the brain's ability to comprehend.
A plot of Case Fatality Rate would go down over time as the number of cases goes up. A somewhat related, slightly confusing example is cumulative deaths on a log plot. A handful of people would look at the line without much focus on the axes or title.
A plot of Covid deaths by age group could make it more likely that young people engage in riskier activities, since it downplays the risk for "most" people---well, except someone else's grandparents who were gonna die soon anyway.
And, in the WTF category: https://images.theconversation.com/files/330304/original/file-20200424-163098-1myrevx.png https://images.theconversation.com/files/330304/original/fil...