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While I agree to some of the points made in the post, I don't think the author provided a better alternative. Stacked bars are not any better for looking at how
by badusername 12y ago
While I agree to some of the points made in the post, I don't think the author provided a better alternative. Stacked bars are not any better for looking at how the percentage change on the green one.
http://i.imgur.com/jfuJGu5.gif http://i.imgur.com/jfuJGu5.gif
Here is my solution:
* It retains the line aspect of it, which is essential as we are talking about a trend here.
* It easily allows you to see it both in stacked and overlapped lines. Each one of them is good at communicating clearly a certain point about the data.
* It also mitigates the problem in nostromo's comment, where a whole bunch of lines could overlap without a clear view on a single point of interest.
- dredmorbius 12y agoThat doesn't translate to print (a problem with any dynamic content). Or even, say, to static screenshots.
- badusername 12y agoWho's still printing these days? :) It's safe to say that iPads and smartphones have made it easy to consume content anywhere needed. Interactive documents are definitely where the puck is headed.
- dredmorbius 12y agoIt happens more often than you'd think, and as I noted, even static screenshots or images won't reflect the dynamic nature of that graphic. Those are both issues you could address with small multiples, a Tufte method.