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Isn't that the whole point? That the graph type is very easy to misunderstand. If you are right, and not even a professional data visualization consultant pro
by munch117 2y ago
Isn't that the whole point? That the graph type is very easy to misunderstand. If you are right, and not even a professional data visualization consultant properly understands the graph, then who will?
- cjk2 2y agoSome of us are perfectly qualified to understand them and the nuances.
- munch117 2y agoA plot that requires the reader to be perfectly qualified is a bad plot.
- cjk2 2y agoThey teach this to 15 year olds in the UK. If it's a bad plot, perhaps some introspection is required...
- magicalist 2y agoThey also teach pie charts and use color scales with non-uniform brightness. Just because it's possible to read a plot doesn't make it a good plot.