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Ok so in defense of their voronoi graphs, if they used a segmented bar or pie chart instead, you wouldn't be able to see the small quantities clearly, and if th
by barbarr 2y ago
Ok so in defense of their voronoi graphs, if they used a segmented bar or pie chart instead, you wouldn't be able to see the small quantities clearly, and if they used circles of different sizes, it would be easy to mistake the radii as the measured quantity instead of the area. Similar issue arises with lengths/widths if you use rectangles. Their visualization nudges you to compare areas which is a good feature imo.
- airstrike 2y agoJust put regular columns next to each other.
- fn-mote 2y ago> it would be easy to mistake the radii as the measured quantity instead of the area Humans perceive the area as the measured quantity even when radius is the intended, so this isn’t going to be a problem.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago> and if they used circles of different sizes, it would be easy to mistake the radii as the measured quantity instead of the area No, if the measured quantity is represented as the radius, everyone will assume it's the area, and you've designed a very bad graph. If the measured quantity is represented as the area, everyone will assume it's the area, and you're fine. The area is what you can see.