https://github.com/martinthoma/bad-stats

Examples of how not to do statistics / visualizations
https://github.com/martinthoma/bad-stats

data-analysis statistics visualizations

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Examples of how not to do statistics / visualizations

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/martinthoma/bad-stats
• Owner: MartinThoma
• Created: 2017-02-24T14:54:21.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-04-03T09:14:12.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-20T14:33:16.757Z (18 days ago)
• Topics: data-analysis, statistics, visualizations
• Size: 935 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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## Circles

Circles are bad for representing numbers as their area doubles with only a

$\sqrt{2}$ increase of the radius:

![Image source: NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung](flughaefen-und-flugplaetze.jpg)

Image Source: [NZZ Neue Zürcher Zeitung](https://www.facebook.com/nzz/)

![Image source: Al Gore/TED 12:15](BurnableFossilFuels.png)

Image Source: [Al Gore/TED 12:15](http://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_the_case_for_optimism_on_climate_change#t-733372)

Incidentally, this is the reason why you should refrain from using [pie charts](http://www.businessinsider.com/pie-charts-are-the-worst-2013-6?IR=T) in most scenarios.

## Axes

![Image source: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/62v3na/data_irl/](truncating-y-axis.jpg)

Image Source: [reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/62v3na/data_irl/)

## Other things terribly visualised

For more terrible data visualisations, see [WTF Visualisations](http://viz.wtf/)