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Kaiser Fung

Kaiser Fung

An overused chart, why it fails, and how to fix it
Spider chart

An overused chart, why it fails, and how to fix it

A chart with conceptual appeal but fails the data
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Big Data

The reality is most A/B tests fail, and Facebook is here to help

Two years ago, Wired breathlessly extolled the virtues of A/B testing
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Conventions, novelty and the double edge
Axis

Conventions, novelty and the double edge

This chart from Reuters is making the rounds on Twitter today. Quickly,
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Algorithms

Talking shop about probability

It strikes me that the media loves to talk about probability, a
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A promising infographic about motorcycle helmets
Animation

A promising infographic about motorcycle helmets

The New York Times graphics team shows us how to do infographics
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Some chart types are not scalable
venn diagram

Some chart types are not scalable

Peter Cock sent this Venn diagram to me via twitter. (Original from
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