Visualizing Data: Often Baffling
October 29, 2014
I read “72 Hours of #Gamergate.” I don’t follow the high buck world of video games. The write up contains oodles of data. Some of the information is in the form of bar charts. Other information is presented in words, spreadsheets, and graphics. I am okay with the bar charts. These have labels and numbers on the x and y axes. The visualization show below baffles me:
The image adds graphic impact. I have been in briefings in which senior executives and military brass have presented similar visualizations.
I suppose clarity is less important than sizzle. Analytics vendors, are you listening? I think not if this graphic is any indication of the way data are presented.
Stephen E Arnold, October 29, 2014
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