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I have this thing about charts
Statistical graphics are commonly used to “bulk up” news stories and add a sense of scientific authority to their claims. However, most charts in the popular media are junk–hard to read and misleading...
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Your graphic interpretation here
This chart recently appeared in the news. Supposedly it shows the destructive potential of a nuclear weapon as calculated by some nameless Iranian scientist. Turns out it’s a crude copy of what’s...
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Two axes to grind
Fig. 1: “A Chart That Says the War on DrugsIsn’t Working,” as published, with two y-axes.(Click each image for a larger view.) By any measure, the War on Drugs has been and continues to be a failure....
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I have this thing about charts
Statistical graphics are commonly used to “bulk up” news stories and add a sense of scientific authority to their claims. However, most charts in the popular media are junk–hard to read and misleading...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your graphic interpretation here
This chart recently appeared in the news. Supposedly it shows the destructive potential of a nuclear weapon as calculated by some nameless Iranian scientist. Turns out it’s a crude copy of what’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two axes to grind
Fig. 1: “A Chart That Says the War on DrugsIsn’t Working,” as published, with two y-axes.(Click each image for a larger view.) By any measure, the War on Drugs has been and continues to be a failure....
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