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I think pie charts are fine provided three things: 1. The pie chart should be organized so that starting from the top and going clockwise, you go from largest
by Sohcahtoa82 3y ago
I think pie charts are fine provided three things:
1. The pie chart should be organized so that starting from the top and going clockwise, you go from largest to smallest data point. The example chart of COVID data in the article does this correctly.
2. No more than 10 data points. Beyond that, it gets too cluttered and less meaningful.
3. DO NOT MAKE THEM 3D. Making a 3D pie chart (Or really, ANY 3D chart) should be a crime. 3D charts (that have no reason to be 3D) sacrifice a chart's ability to show data, the entire purpose of a chart, in favor of silly aesthetics.