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KoeiNL t1_j9t6fdl wrote

The only thing worse than a pie chart is a 3D pie chart.

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Maso_del_Saggio t1_j9t6yqw wrote

He has even the gall of specifying that the "tool" used was PowerPoint. What the hell is this sub anymore.

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KoeiNL t1_j9t825y wrote

I was originally planning to make a joke about WordArt.....guess I wasn't far off.

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Denk-doch-mal-meta OP t1_j9tebb5 wrote

The data itself is beautiful.

Edit: Please read the rules.

>Does appearance matter?

>Yes! But pretty pictures are not the aim of this subreddit. Posts should strive to present information as effectively as possible. Part of that process is visual design. Default output from Excel, R, mapping programs, etc. can be overly cluttered and hard to understand. Try looking at font sizes, erroneous grid lines, alignment, and aliasing. A lack of good design ultimately limits the ability of a visualization to convey information.

>However, don't downvote because you think a post is ugly. If you have some design experience, please add some constructive criticism, so people know how to improve.

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BadBunnyYonaguni t1_j9xi09v wrote

But that isn’t the point of this sub. It’s for beautiful depictions of data.

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Denk-doch-mal-meta OP t1_j9xvt6o wrote

Some people seem to think this. I for myself find many very interesting charts here that are not visually beautiful and I would miss them if the sub would only allow charts that are unique and visually nice. Stunning data is also beautiful.

In my case it's just a historic vote with no consequences. But it contradicts Putin's propaganda.

Edit: From the subreddit rules:

>Does appearance matter?

>Yes! But pretty pictures are not the aim of this subreddit. Posts should strive to present information as effectively as possible. Part of that process is visual design. Default output from Excel, R, mapping programs, etc. can be overly cluttered and hard to understand. Try looking at font sizes, erroneous grid lines, alignment, and aliasing. A lack of good design ultimately limits the ability of a visualization to convey information.

>However, don't downvote because you think a post is ugly. If you have some design experience, please add some constructive criticism, so people know how to improve.

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Denk-doch-mal-meta OP t1_j9tf1m6 wrote

A pie chat is a very obvious choice to give a fast view on the results of a dichotome question. Also notice the nice coloring.

Edit because many downvoted: Why all the hate for a poor pie chart? It's a standard chart to show what answers of 100 are reaching a bigger or smaller part. For example very common if you want to show the importance of different industries as parts of s countries GDP.

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DM-me-ur-tits-plz- t1_j9xost4 wrote

A pie chart with two categories is dumb.

Yeah, if you've got like 6 different things then percentages alone can make it difficult to visualize.

But I think we can handle two numbers.

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eclectic-up-north t1_ja1gnvw wrote

Because it tells you nothing. What are the seven counties. Highlighting them on a map might be useful.

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