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Common mistakes in data visualization Amedee Van Gasse BarCampGhent3 19 December, 2009
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Trust No One
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Let's just face it:
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Compare with maps: they are also (white) lies
Used to convice others
Because it looks cool
Because we don't know any better
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Gradients
Grey on grey
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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
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Common Mistakes In Data Visualization

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  1. Interestingness: relevant, meaningfull, new Function: easiness, usefulness, useability, fit Form: beatty, structure, appearance Integrity: truth, consistency, honesty, accuracy Interesting + function = experiment Function + form = sketch Form + integrity = eye-candy Integrity + interesting = proof of concept Not interesting = boring Not functional = useless No form = ugly No integrity = rubbish