Comments on: 5 data visualisation tips from David McCandless http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/05/14/5-data-visualisation-tips-from-david-mccandless/ A conversation. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Best Visualization Readings Circulated in 2010 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/05/14/5-data-visualisation-tips-from-david-mccandless/#comment-15531 Best Visualization Readings Circulated in 2010 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:11:08 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=8514#comment-15531 [...] 5 Data Visualisation Tips from David McCandless are worth considering — Particularly the part about avoiding abstract units the audience can’t relate to [What does a ton of carbon really look like anyway?]. [...] [...] 5 Data Visualisation Tips from David McCandless are worth considering — Particularly the part about avoiding abstract units the audience can’t relate to [What does a ton of carbon really look like anyway?]. [...]

]]> By: David Jones http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/05/14/5-data-visualisation-tips-from-david-mccandless/#comment-15530 David Jones Wed, 19 May 2010 15:37:22 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=8514#comment-15530 Points 2 and 3 are parodies, right? It's okay to hide data if it tells a good story? It's okay to perpetuate the myth that proper units are "hard", and reduce everything to cups of tea / olympic swimming pools? Points 2 and 3 are parodies, right?

It’s okay to hide data if it tells a good story?

It’s okay to perpetuate the myth that proper units are “hard”, and reduce everything to cups of tea / olympic swimming pools?

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