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Putting the ladder of abstraction into practice
abstraction

Putting the ladder of abstraction into practice

Explaining complexity one piece at a time
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An abstract chart only statisticians love
line chart

An abstract chart only statisticians love

The NYT made this abstract chart about clouds on full eclipse day
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A second look at that axis
Axis

A second look at that axis

Why are there gaps in the labels?
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Clear and confused states
interpretation

Clear and confused states

What does pink mean on this map?
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The line-angle illusion
Area chart

The line-angle illusion

We fail to judge the distance between two lines on a chart.
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On the interpretability of log-scaled charts
Axis

On the interpretability of log-scaled charts

Are log charts using original value labels more interpretable?
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