Lately I’ve had pie charts on the brain. For some reason they get abused in the most unfortunate ways. An excellent description of how a pie chart should function appears in Information Graphics, A Comprehensive Illustrative Reference, by Robert L. Harris. “The major purpose [of a pie chart] is to show the relative sizes of [...]
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How to Make a Pie Chart (Hint: Don’t)
November 5th, 2006 · Comments Off · Information Design
Tags:Edward Tufte·Howard Wainer·Robert L. Harris·William Playfair
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