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Ways to represent data
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Charts, tables, reports, infographics and visualizations.
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Five checks on any chart
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Does the axis start at zero? What time range? Are the areas honest? Count or rate? What is missing?
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How can a chart mislead without lying?
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A truncated axis, a chosen start date or an area scaled in two dimensions changes what the reader sees while every figure stays true.
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Why does making data visible matter?
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Global Fishing Watch (2016) collected nothing new — publishing existing signals as a map moved power from fleets to the public.
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