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The "chartjunk" here is generally presented as a counterexample. The octopus on p. 20, for instance, is explicitly called out in the caption as problematic bec
by kd5bjo 5y ago
The "chartjunk" here is generally presented as a counterexample. The octopus on p. 20, for instance, is explicitly called out in the caption as problematic because you can't accurately see the data.
For another example, you can take a look at page 39. You'd probably consider Fig. 40 to be "chartjunk," but it's there to contrast with Fig. 41, which shows the same information in a much better way.
- dtagames 5y agoI would say a careful read of the actual text suggests that most of the examples are intentional chartjunk, with great commentary on why they should be thought of that way. In total, this book is very much like Tufte with as many bad examples as good -- on purpose.