22 September 2021 : ChartJunk of the day, from the NYTimes
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I saw the headline in Memeorandum, but skipped the click because I anticipated fearmongering. Never in my wildest dreams could I have anticipated that bar chart on the right. It came my way via Twitter. What am I calling chart junk? Charts that mislead readers. However, I’ll also critique graphics that are hard to read/interpret. The chart on the right fails both tests.
22 September 2021 : ChartJunk of the day, from the NYTimes
22 September 2021 : ChartJunk of the day…
22 September 2021 : ChartJunk of the day, from the NYTimes
I saw the headline in Memeorandum, but skipped the click because I anticipated fearmongering. Never in my wildest dreams could I have anticipated that bar chart on the right. It came my way via Twitter. What am I calling chart junk? Charts that mislead readers. However, I’ll also critique graphics that are hard to read/interpret. The chart on the right fails both tests.