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pie charts are the worst charts

• alexchamberlain 14y ago
  Devil's advocate says Why?
  • pmjordan 14y ago
    Because humans are much worse at estimating the relative size of angles than of lengths. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart#Use.2C_effectiveness_and_visual_perception http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart#Use.2C_effectiveness_... Of course, the very worst are 3D pie charts, as the angles are distorted.
  • duxup 14y ago
    They aren't real pie.
• alainbryden 14y ago
  Maybe not, but they're certainly the worst pies.