A patently pointless picture

Junk Charts 2014-10-03

Summary:

I am mystified by the intention behind this chart, published in NYT Magazine (Sept 14, 2014). It is not a data visualization since the circles were not placed to scale. The 650 and 660 should have been further to the...

Link:

http://junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/2014/10/a-patently-pointless-picture.html

Updated:

10/03/2014, 11:15

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Tags:

bar chart bubble chart business nyt scale science time series trifecta checkup web/tech

Authors:

junkcharts

Date tagged:

10/03/2014, 12:51

Date published:

10/03/2014, 11:45