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Three Questions to Ask Yourself Next Time You See a Graph, Chart, or Map

Visual information helps people understand data. Except when it doesn't.

Carson MacPherson-Krutsky
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 12:03
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Since the days of painting on cave walls, people have been representing information through figures and images. Nowadays, data visualization experts know that presenting information visually helps people better understand complicated data. The problem is that data visualizations can also leave you with the wrong idea—whether the images are sloppily made or intentionally misleading.

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Submitted by mfmatusky on Mon, 08/10/2020 - 16:22

Graphs, Charts, and Maps

It is also important to compare what is being said about the chart, graph, or map.  Compare what is said by the figure with what is being said about the figure.  A bad figure combined with a faulty explanation is an all too common method to mislead the viewer or reader.

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