“We don’t base what we believe on the real world, we base what we believe on the image of the world that’s in our minds. When you change the way that the image enters the mind, you change what you believe to be true.” Bill James, baseball statistician
March 12, 2019 •Our instinct to counter misinformation with facts is so strong....but facts alone are not likely to do the trick.
December 8, 2018 •The way the data are displayed makes it unnecessarily difficult to draw the conclusion asserted in that post. There’s a lot going on here, with colors and other features of the chart competing for our attention. E.g.,
March 30, 2017 •Pie charts are RARELY a good tool for communicating data. Here is why:
November 9, 2016 •Infographics won't be effective no matter how clever the design if the data representation does not capture the real story advocates are trying to tell.
August 3, 2016 •
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