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Why do people spend time on useless graphs for something that could be explained clearly in 3-4 sentences?

• skc 13y ago
  Because it's blog. He's not writing for the Times.
• steveklabnik 13y ago
  Sometimes, pictures show information better than words. Also, infographics get embedded, which still sends traffic your way...
  • hdevalence 13y ago
    Yeah, but these pictures don't show the information that well. You can't see the numbers side by side -- you have to click between and have an animation run. In addition, they use a two-dimensional representation for one-dimensional data, which is bad because people are bad at judging the sizes of areas. It's not about making charts, it's about making bad charts.
    • mbennett 13y ago
      The writer does not seem to be a paid journalist and they helpfully provide the raw data. Perhaps someone will make a better chart and post it.