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Why Pie Charts are Evil

March 2, 2010March 6, 2010 Posted in Data visualization4 Comments

Pie charts are evil in the same way that the devil is evil: through mental trickery they beguile you, clouding your judgment while giving you the sense that you are making perfectly rational decisions.  Pie charts obscure the very data story that they are meant to tell.  And that – for visual data representation –… Continue reading Why Pie Charts are Evil

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