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August 14, 2007
Worse than a pie chart?
John sends in this horrible example:
Among other problems, the graph uses areas to represent per-capita numbers. On the plus side, the graph did what was necessary, which was to get attention. For that purpose, the graph is excellent.
Posted by Andrew at August 14, 2007 11:19 AM
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The worst part is that the text doesn't show up inside the small circles. It's not like it wouldn't have fit...
Posted by: Alex F at August 18, 2007 5:07 PM.