Friends don't let friends make bad graphs

Re:Friends don't let friends make bad graphs by defrost on Sunday November 19, 2023 @08:11PM (#38340810)

All that you said with a heavy dash of good data visualisation is more of a skill and an artform than many people realise.

I've had four decades of crunching numbers in a variety of Engineering, Geophysics, and science applications with a hefty amount of public consulting on a variety of applications and of the large population of those good at gathering and recording data perhaps only 20% had that extra talent for good visualisation to convey meaning without distortion.

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Re:Friends don't let friends make bad graphs by ctxc on Sunday November 19, 2023 @11:34PM (#38342293)

Are there resources or good examples you would recommend?

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Re:Friends don't let friends make bad graphs by armagon on Monday November 20, 2023 @12:01AM (#38342478)

I liked "Signal: Understanding What Matters in a World of Noise" by Stephen Few.

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Re:Friends don't let friends make bad graphs by mif on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:56AM (#38344194)

https://www.dataviz-inspiration.com/

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Re:Friends don't let friends make bad graphs by frederikb on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:56AM (#38344204)

I really enjoyed Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic. The author really breaks down the individual elements of good/bad visualizations using case studies with lots of actionable advice. Highly recommended.

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Re:Friends don't let friends make bad graphs by yummypaint on Monday November 20, 2023 @09:17AM (#38348525)

There is a book called. "how to lie with statistics" by Huff that should probably be required reading for everyone. It's not very technical and a pretty quick read

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