19 really bad graphs and charts that should never have made it to publication
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https://t.co/zVRLDpT7Je pic.twitter.com/vESqxJSwW8
— Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) August 27, 2024
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Oh, the pie chart pic.twitter.com/lEtwLgOCrj
— Audrey Baricovich (@ABaricovich) August 26, 2024
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I stand by the fact that this one is the worst example you will see pic.twitter.com/MjOS7MRTiD
— The context of all in which you live (@Oddwarthog) August 27, 2024
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Most recently, this was a lovely one in the Irish Times. pic.twitter.com/odvylGo94Z
— Mathieu Guglielmino (@Guglimat) August 26, 2024
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Mercator: possibly the single biggest/worst source of misinformation in history. pic.twitter.com/kyi2UgjjFV
— ⚫️ (@StrsssTeme) August 27, 2024
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The paradigmatic example of “correlation is not causation” — ice cream consumption does not cause drowning deaths pic.twitter.com/TXxoZYCyor
— Eli Nachmany (@EliNachmany) August 27, 2024
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4% and 5% sales growth vs -18% and -29% earnings declines pic.twitter.com/sW4JrDjuJ6
— brendan (@brendanbiles) August 27, 2024
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one of my favorite just completely chaotic gavel sizes compared to the numeric value pic.twitter.com/f43QsEic2L
— MIA (@MIA_on_line) August 27, 2024
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Boy do I have one for you pic.twitter.com/6wX6BvygkE
— Witconomist (@witconomist) August 27, 2024
Finally – a joke.
three statisticians are out hunting when a duck flies out of the bushes. the first statistician shoots but his shot goes wide to the left. the second's shot goes just as far to the right. the third throws his hat in the air and yells "we got him!" pic.twitter.com/7fjSiWutWy
— Spiders Everywhere (@LucyMorgenstern) August 27, 2024
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12 maps and charts from @geo.facts_ to make you say “Really??”
H/T Mike Fix Image @slothropsmap, Audrey Baricovich