To explain or to eliminate, that is the question
Reviewing some student projects
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Displaying convoluted indices
Kaiser shows how a small change in structure clarifies comparisons on a data visualization project.
Reading this chart won't take as long as withdrawing troops from Afghanistan
Kaiser deciphers a chart showing Americans' response to Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
Vaccine researchers discard the start-at-zero rule
Kaiser revisits the practice of manipulating the vertical axis of a column chart.
Check out the Lifespan of News project
Kaiser Fung (Junkcharts, Principal Analytics Prep) reviews the Lifespan of News project that tracks the rise and fall of news stories over time and space, using Google search data.
Another simple Excel chart needs help
Kaiser Fung, founder of Principal Analytics Prep and Junk Charts, takes apart an Elon Musk chart, created using some Excel defaults.