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* The graph has no title. People looking at the graph can not see immediately what the graph is about.[Few 1, 2004] | |||
* Data is not ordered in a meaningfull sequence.[Few 1, 2004] | |||
* Legend describing the meaning of read circles stands inside the table. Put it on top? | |||
* Filled circles increase data ink, use unfilled circles instead? | |||
* The lines are to strong, use less satured color, remove shading | |||
== Optimized Table == | |||
* [[ | === Improvements === | ||
== References == | |||
* [Few 1, 2004] Stephen Few, ''Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten''. Analytics Press, 2004, Chapter 7 - General Design for Communication. | |||
* [Few 2, 2004] Stephen Few, ''Elegance Through Simplicity''. United Business Media LLC, October 16. 2004, [http://www.intelligententerprise.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=N2ATDQWY5VYKSQSNDBGCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=49400920 http://www.intelligententerprise.com] | |||
* [Stanford, 1999] Yoko Mizuno, Josh Sheldon, and Mun-See Tham, ''Tufte Design Principles''. Stanford University, January 26. 1999, [http://ldt.stanford.edu/ldt1999/Students/mizuno/Portfolio/Work/reports/tufte/ed229c-tufte-outline.html http://ldt.stanford.edu] | |||
Revision as of 13:05, 2 December 2008
Aufgabenstellung
Zu beurteilende Grafik
Teenage births in rich nations
Criticism
- The graph has no title. People looking at the graph can not see immediately what the graph is about.[Few 1, 2004]
- Data is not ordered in a meaningfull sequence.[Few 1, 2004]
- Legend describing the meaning of read circles stands inside the table. Put it on top?
- Filled circles increase data ink, use unfilled circles instead?
- The lines are to strong, use less satured color, remove shading
Optimized Table
Improvements
References
- [Few 1, 2004] Stephen Few, Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten. Analytics Press, 2004, Chapter 7 - General Design for Communication.
- [Few 2, 2004] Stephen Few, Elegance Through Simplicity. United Business Media LLC, October 16. 2004, http://www.intelligententerprise.com
- [Stanford, 1999] Yoko Mizuno, Josh Sheldon, and Mun-See Tham, Tufte Design Principles. Stanford University, January 26. 1999, http://ldt.stanford.edu