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Clock but the PM quit and was replaced halfway through the project. Handover instructions: "Make the clock hands show the current time" (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (9 children)

I'm imaging you dismissing the idea of a pie chart because obviously 8 is twice as large as 4 and knowing 8 is 2/3 of 12 is just a fact people know because they are exposed to it so often.

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  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    You should know that pie charts are widely seen as being very ineffective ways of communicating data.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    All of the examples of bad pie charts are completely different than a pie chart viewed straight on with only two values. You know, the thing pie charts are perfect for.

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  • [–] -1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    With only 2 values? Why would you want that? And what makes you believe they're as good as a bar chart for that?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    why would you use a bar chart to display a proportion?

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Because it's easier for humans to read?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    i'm not convinced that's true though. bar graphs are best for visualizing a simplification of an aggregate set and comparing it against a related aggregate set. that doesn't sound like a good way to visualize a proportion. much better to display a whole broken down into the componets of that whole.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    i'm not convinced that's true though.

    Ok, well the people I linked to have done actual usability studies to back up their claims. But, you have a feeling?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (1 child)

    i read them and am not refuting them. the conversation is about bad and good situations for pie charts. we're talking about a scenario in which what is being compared is two proportions. a scenario in which the articles you linked said a pie chart is a reasonable visualization

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