I'll point out that less information can in fact be a good thing. A min-max-normalized line chart is not always better than an unnormalized one, though people o

I'll point out that less information can in fact be a good thing. A min-max-normalized line chart is not always better than an unnormalized one, though people often assume so, and adding the numbers or other easy means of comparison to imprecise or insignificant data only serves to distract. For example, consider the voting pie charts earlier. Is it really helpful to notice that independents pick "other" a whole 1% more often than republicans? Because with a bar or labeled chart, you will pay attention to that.