Agent641@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 day agoClock but the PM quit and was replaced halfway through the project. Handover instructions: "Make the clock hands show the current time"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1779
arrow-up1779imageClock but the PM quit and was replaced halfway through the project. Handover instructions: "Make the clock hands show the current time"lemmy.worldAgent641@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 day agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoYou should know that pie charts are widely seen as being very ineffective ways of communicating data.
minus-squaresnooggums@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoAll of the examples of bad pie charts are completely different than a pie chart viewed straight on with only two values. You know, the thing pie charts are perfect for.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoWith only 2 values? Why would you want that? And what makes you believe they’re as good as a bar chart for that?
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agowhy would you use a bar chart to display a proportion?
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 minutes agoBecause it’s easier for humans to read?
You should know that pie charts are widely seen as being very ineffective ways of communicating data.
All of the examples of bad pie charts are completely different than a pie chart viewed straight on with only two values. You know, the thing pie charts are perfect for.
With only 2 values? Why would you want that? And what makes you believe they’re as good as a bar chart for that?
why would you use a bar chart to display a proportion?
Because it’s easier for humans to read?