Tuesday, May 18, 2010

damn lies and good graphs

maybe they're right that crappy chartjunk graphs are better than crappy non-chartjunk graphs. But I don't think it's appropriate to generalize to the claim that chartjunk graphs are better than good graphs.

Is chartjunk undeservedly maligned? Possibly, said a recent post on Infosthetics. Andrew Gelman offers the critique I wish I'd written (instead of, shame, shame, frivolously linking without comment). The rest here.
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4 comments:

  1. Dan EastwoodMay 19, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    But you DID comment, if only briefly. :-)

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  2. Dan EastwoodMay 19, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    ... and you are not linking to what you intended. I think you meant this: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2010/05/what_visualizat.html

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  3. Helen DeWittMay 19, 2010 at 2:08 PM

    You mean by coming up with a headline? (The text was from Infosthetics.)

    Thanks for drawing my attention to the mislink. (Fixed.) I need a secretary to check my blog for me.

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  4. egypt-panorama.comMay 20, 2010 at 4:25 AM

    Loved your article
    rest of the article is an interesting read, thank you.

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