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For a post openly inviting HN comments, https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png is an astoundi

by jarek 14y ago

For a post openly inviting HN comments, https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png is an astoundingly bad chart.

streptomycin 14y ago
"astoundingly"? Come on.
sp332 14y ago
Aside from starting at 8% instead of 0, what else is wrong with it?
- mooism2 14y ago
  The y axis increments by 8%, instead of by a round number (10% would be better).
  - sltkr 14y ago
    2³ is a perfectly round number to me.
    - jarek 14y ago
      But 2^3 * 10^-2 seems a little arbitrary in terms of bases.
- jarek 14y ago
  Okay, so the starting point is the biggest issue, making a value that should be 43.75% of another look like 25%. I would also question use of a bar chart with labelling such that only one of the three values can be read out easily. Perhaps astounding is a bit strong but between the misrepresentation and having to read two of the three values from the text following it doesn't add a whole lot.
makmanalp 14y ago
For a comment in a community that encourages discussion, information sharing and constructive criticism, yours is an astoundingly bad comment. Why is it bad? How would they make it better? "X sucks" comments are not useful, and you can't expect everyone to know what you're thinking of.
cocoflunchy 14y ago
Maybe "astoundingly bad" is a bit strong, but I was about to post about it too. It tricks you into believing that the discount on TVs is about 25% of the discount on headphones, when it is actually 14/32 = 44%...
- keithpeter 14y ago
  Yup, great free lesson starter for a charts and statistics lesson tomorrow, thanks to original author. PS: laptops seem slightly more sane in uk. Lenovos 3+ years old go for around 10% of original purchase cost. Why computers realistic and other consumer electronics not? More informed market?

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For a post openly inviting HN comments, https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png is an astoundi

by jarek 14y ago

For a post openly inviting HN comments, https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png https://s3.amazonaws.com/pix-media/TV+Categories.png is an astoundingly bad chart.

streptomycin 14y ago
"astoundingly"? Come on.
sp332 14y ago
Aside from starting at 8% instead of 0, what else is wrong with it?
- mooism2 14y ago
  The y axis increments by 8%, instead of by a round number (10% would be better).
  - sltkr 14y ago
    2³ is a perfectly round number to me.
    - jarek 14y ago
      But 2^3 * 10^-2 seems a little arbitrary in terms of bases.
- jarek 14y ago
  Okay, so the starting point is the biggest issue, making a value that should be 43.75% of another look like 25%. I would also question use of a bar chart with labelling such that only one of the three values can be read out easily. Perhaps astounding is a bit strong but between the misrepresentation and having to read two of the three values from the text following it doesn't add a whole lot.
makmanalp 14y ago
For a comment in a community that encourages discussion, information sharing and constructive criticism, yours is an astoundingly bad comment. Why is it bad? How would they make it better? "X sucks" comments are not useful, and you can't expect everyone to know what you're thinking of.
cocoflunchy 14y ago
Maybe "astoundingly bad" is a bit strong, but I was about to post about it too. It tricks you into believing that the discount on TVs is about 25% of the discount on headphones, when it is actually 14/32 = 44%...
- keithpeter 14y ago
  Yup, great free lesson starter for a charts and statistics lesson tomorrow, thanks to original author. PS: laptops seem slightly more sane in uk. Lenovos 3+ years old go for around 10% of original purchase cost. Why computers realistic and other consumer electronics not? More informed market?