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munch117
on June 23, 2024
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I've stopped using box plots (2021)
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
on June 23, 2024
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Some of us are perfectly qualified to understand them and the nuances.
munch117
on June 23, 2024
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A plot that requires the reader to be perfectly qualified is a bad plot.
cjk2
on June 23, 2024
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They teach this to 15 year olds in the UK.
If it's a bad plot, perhaps some introspection is required...
magicalist
on June 23, 2024
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They 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.
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