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Scale

Four numbers say little, even on a busy chart
Axis

Four numbers say little, even on a busy chart

Reader Robert J. calls this a "really bad" chart (link)
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Insufficiency and illusions
Bubble chart

Insufficiency and illusions

This WSJ graphic gives me a reason to talk about the self-sufficiency
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Guess which day I made this chart
Aggregation

Guess which day I made this chart

ESPN Magazine issued a special analytics edition to ride the Moneyball bandwagon.
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The "data" corner of the Trifecta
trifecta checkup

The "data" corner of the Trifecta

Why spider charts fail, from a Trifecta Checkup perspective
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Two lines dropping
Axis

Two lines dropping

Reader Ron D. was not pleased to see this dual-axis chart purporting
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Worst statistical graphic nominated
Aggregation

Worst statistical graphic nominated

Phil, over at the Gelman blog, nominates this jaw-dropping graphic as the
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