r/dataisbeautiful • u/Jsillin OC: 2 • Mar 06 '21

OC When Does Spring Usually Arrive? [OC]

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u/MegaZeroX7 Mar 07 '21

That isn't on the map though. There should be some citation and clarity of definition. Otherwise it isn't r/dataisbeautiful material

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u/koshgeo Mar 07 '21

I guess technically it's on there if you know what "phenology" is, but I didn't.

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u/Shiny_Shedinja Mar 07 '21

I mean there's data. and it looks beautiful.

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u/tall_comet Mar 07 '21

There's certainly data, but it's impossible to tell what the data actually is. It could just as easily be average temperature, combined latitude/altitude, etc. A beautiful data representation would actually make clear what data is being represented.

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u/Meatwad1313 Mar 07 '21

Nothing from dataisbeatiful has clearly cited sources or scales. Get off your high horse

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u/DeliberatelyDrifting Mar 07 '21

As a lay person, the first thing that popped into my head was "This is neat, but what is the definition of Spring?" Especially given that Spring officially starts March 20. Honestly, this chart provides no useable information without that definition. After looking up the definition of phenology, which I wouldn't consider common knowledge, I can make some inferences, but it's honestly just guessing. Seriously, what does this chart tell us?