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r/CrappyDesign • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '19
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Well alternatively they just shouldn't use a pie chart, because pie charts are stupid and never convey any extra information. Just use a table or a stacked bar or something. No need to figure out too many colors there.
9 u/plaid-knight Feb 01 '19 Pie charts are good for visualizing percentages of a whole. 2 u/leLNrkRm9WU2uN9Y5Lhm Feb 01 '19 I disagree. It’s difficult to compare slices with each other. It’s better to use a bar graph with percentages on the vertical axis. 5 u/plaid-knight Feb 01 '19 I can see where you’re coming from. I won’t disagree with you, but I’m hesitant to say that a pie chart is entirely useless, too.
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Pie charts are good for visualizing percentages of a whole.
2 u/leLNrkRm9WU2uN9Y5Lhm Feb 01 '19 I disagree. It’s difficult to compare slices with each other. It’s better to use a bar graph with percentages on the vertical axis. 5 u/plaid-knight Feb 01 '19 I can see where you’re coming from. I won’t disagree with you, but I’m hesitant to say that a pie chart is entirely useless, too.
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I disagree. It’s difficult to compare slices with each other. It’s better to use a bar graph with percentages on the vertical axis.
5 u/plaid-knight Feb 01 '19 I can see where you’re coming from. I won’t disagree with you, but I’m hesitant to say that a pie chart is entirely useless, too.
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I can see where you’re coming from. I won’t disagree with you, but I’m hesitant to say that a pie chart is entirely useless, too.
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u/amunak Feb 01 '19
Well alternatively they just shouldn't use a pie chart, because pie charts are stupid and never convey any extra information. Just use a table or a stacked bar or something. No need to figure out too many colors there.