The Horrors of Poor Visualization
Thursday, April 6th, 2006 | Justin Bugajski
Data visualization expert Howard A. Spielman wrote a recent article in BI Review Magazine that accurately describes one of the biggest problems that arises from feature-rich “business intelligence” tools that are incredibly weak at helping users communicate: poor graph design can confuse and distort your message to the point of mis-information. Simple is always better, don’t let the tool get in the way of your message! If you take a step back and decide what you are trying to say before you begin to create your chart or graph, I promise you will have better results.
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