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A comment on US boy names that became girl names and vice versa. Parent comment

Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by xnx on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:37PM (#50341431)
Came here to say the same. Anyone doing data visualization should think long and hard before using something beside a line or bar chart. Almost everything else is worse in multiple ways.
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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by gregates on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:03PM (#50346614)
If they used these chart types, though, it would be too obvious that the data doesn't tell the story they want it to!
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