The trouble with maps
Todd B. pointed us here. These are maps that supposedly show the
Aggregation
Dealing with skew
Bernard L pointed us to this income distribution chart printed in the
Break it down, build it up
Thought of the day:
While commuting today, I wondered why we use
Loss aversion
Loss aversion manifests itself in chart-making, as it does in economics.
As simple as possible but no simpler
In this political season, we are bombarded with soundbites. For example, we
Sloppy statistics
As hinted in the previous post, there are rare situations in which