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AtLukesDiner t1_izfjdyd wrote

3 has this actually- no axis at all is a red flag I often call out to my less data-minded friends! I love this graphic!

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RoosterImportant4283 t1_izfwi0e wrote

you mean to make it real big like that?

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AtLukesDiner t1_izg4qby wrote

I mean there's nothing to the left of the bars specifying the unit and scale... Is it percentage points? 0-100 or 0-10? We have no clue. It ties into the first point noting how important the scale is to putting the data in context.

EDIT: I also have no idea how I made the text large but I have been watching a 6 day old baby since 4am and cannot be held responsible 😂

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Stannic50 t1_izitkp4 wrote

2 has this problem as well, just on the horizontal axis.

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this_moi t1_izgbnqo wrote

Attempting to start a sentence with # angers the Reddit markup gods.

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DevinCauley-Towns t1_izj67t6 wrote

I would rebuttal this point a bit, since eliminating an axis and replacing it with labels directly on the data points can be an example of improving the data-ink ratio of a data viz, which is generally regarded as a positive in the field.

Edit: Obviously eliminating the axis and having 0 labeling is a no no since the values need to be specified.

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