Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2006/07 - Gruppe 03 - Aufgabe 2

Poor Graphic

State of the Planet - Bigger, Faster, Stronger, More

Arguments why it is a poor graphic

• Principles of Graphical Integrity

• lie factor:the right graphic seems do be much larger then the left. it should be only 1,5 times larger then the other one based on the data.
• the numbers are not readable and the lines between the numbers are not needed and very irritating.
• a pseudo 3-dimensional graphic is used to show 1-dimensional data

• data-ink ratio:very poor data-ink ratio.
• visual clutter:
• Data Density:
• Chartjunk:
• in the text a reason for increased hurricans is mentioned, but in the shown data is no evidence for that, because there is no reason related data.