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Super basic stuff that's so obvious people forget it: Label axes, always, and make sure they have units. If you have multiple line graphs or scatter plots on one plot, be sure that they are distinct in at least two ways, one of which in case it's printed in black and white. Different shapes + different line patterns or thicknesses, for example. This also covers your rear end with colorblind people. Know what you're trying to say, and which graph is the one that says it in the least time. Lines for trends, bars for independent "buckets" of information, etc. On that note, make sure it's clear in general. Clear, readable font in an appropriate size, no goofy graphics, line widths and patterns the give the data structure but don't distract from the data itself.
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Tree Goat posted:6) Failing to follow the conventions of a particular chart genre
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this breaks a few rules
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Count Roland posted:That this can show up as a physical thing in the world worries me greatly. Many years ago, when I was a young student, our maths teacher was trying to explain the idea that some values are relative to other. For instance, if you add 20 to a set of 60 you increase the size of that set by a third. But if you then take 20 away from that enlarged set (80) you decrease it by a quarter. Simple stuff, but I think we ended up spending most of a week on it before the teacher gave up in disgust. Seriously, it was like the scene in the Simpsons where they go into witness relocation and Homer just cannot get his head around being Homer Thompson. The usual suspects would finally seem to understand the principle, but as soon as we tried it with a different set of numbers, we'd be right back where we started with, "How can that number be one half here and then one third there when it's the same number?" Megillah Gorilla has a new favorite as of 12:56 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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Gorilla Salad posted:Many years ago, when I was a young student, our maths teacher was trying to explain the idea that some values are relative to other. Honestly I understand this concept and I still screw up all the time when trying to do the math in my head quickly. It's one of those things that people seem to be very poorly wired to handle.
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The Cheshire Cat posted:Honestly I understand this concept and I still screw up all the time when trying to do the math in my head quickly. It's one of those things that people seem to be very poorly wired to handle. Yeah. Understanding the concept but screwing up the application is still ok because I understand I'm wrong. But then there's people who you know just don't get it and won't bother trying to get it, they either just accept whats said or protest it if it isn't convenient for them and then you need to spend 15 minutes arguing with them because they can't get a really simple core concept without using a ream of butchers paper and a packet of crayons.
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The best one is when you show someone how a 50% increase then a 40% decrease actually gives a net decrease of 10%.
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Hah, that's really counter intuitive when written but yeah makes sense.
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People are really bad at percentages. Have you ever noticed that so‐called four‐function calculators have “%” keys? Those are for people who cannot remember how to move a decimal point and multiply.
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The Cheshire Cat posted:Honestly I understand this concept and I still screw up all the time when trying to do the math in my head quickly. It's one of those things that people seem to be very poorly wired to handle. Yes. I know this, but it means I usually have to double check my work when using numbers like this because about half the time I'll gently caress it up.
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government get out reeeeeeeee
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Pretty great graph. Gotta love the lil mark on the boot to let you know they are taking about evil communists.
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Whybird posted:The best one is when you show someone how a 50% increase then a 40% decrease actually gives a net decrease of 10%. I like this one. Maths tricks are fun and good.
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Platystemon posted:People are really bad at percentages. I found it convenient, one button that both moves the decimal point and multiplies.
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I love that they seem to think that this paints them in any kind of good light? Like "yes, we do go full fascist when threatened, WHAT?!"
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Blue Footed Booby posted:government get out reeeeeeeee I'm probably outing myself as super behind the times or something here, but where does this “reeeeeee“ thing come from? Because the only thing I can think of are those dudes with bombs for a head in serious sam
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System Metternich posted:I'm probably outing myself as super behind the times or something here, but where does this “reeeeeee“ thing come from? Because the only thing I can think of are those dudes with bombs for a head in serious sam
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwU1LQZA5g As you can see from comments, it became popular on 4chan.
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# ? Mar 31, 2017 16:38 |
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I always thought it was from that cartoon where a kid got griefed on CS and then shot up his school.
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Whiz Palace posted:I always thought it was from that cartoon where a kid got griefed on CS and then shot up his school.
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System Metternich posted:I'm probably outing myself as super behind the times or something here, but where does this “reeeeeee“ thing come from? Because the only thing I can think of are those dudes with bombs for a head in serious sam
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Chitin posted:I love that they seem to think that this paints them in any kind of good light? Like "yes, we do go full fascist when threatened, WHAT?!" lol
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Chitin posted:I love that they seem to think that this paints them in any kind of good light? Like "yes, we do go full fascist when threatened, WHAT?!" the psychopath who posted this image on Reddit posted:No leftist is innocent and hence not murder, it's self defence. https://www.reddit.com/r/Anarcho_Capitalism/comments/61o8q6/political_compass/ e: What the gently caress. This is a violent corner of Reddit I didn’t know about. Platystemon has a new favorite as of 20:15 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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How does one report an entire subreddit? Because there are some pretty lovely hatemongers infesting that place.
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Squidster posted:How does one report an entire subreddit? Because there are some pretty lovely hatemongers infesting that place. The news media? If it worked once...
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# ? Mar 31, 2017 20:51 |
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https://youtu.be/7Jm_eUQSYAk
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Platystemon posted:e: What the gently caress. This is a violent corner of Reddit I didn’t know about. Can't remember if it was mentioned in this thread, but while stuff like that is allowed, anarchist and communist subreddits are being warned for saying "bash the fash" because that's inciting violence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOqb_UzJSUQ
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# ? Mar 31, 2017 20:57 |
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Reddit seems like it must be a great resource for the FBI and NSA and so on. It turns out you don't need to secretly monitor people's private conversations at all - they're perfectly willing to express their horrible violent beliefs in a big public forum.
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The Cheshire Cat posted:Reddit seems like it must be a great resource for the FBI and NSA and so on. It turns out you don't need to secretly monitor people's private conversations at all - they're perfectly willing to express their horrible violent beliefs in a big public forum. How many of the posters are agents who realised they can do undercover work from the comfort of their own homes? "Yes sir, currently infiltrating a group inciting racial attacks on the west coast. Gotta go, they're starting to get suspicious, I'll talk to you in a week." *puts fluffy pink slippers onto the coffee table and sinks deeper into the couch while idling scrolling through meme posts*
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# ? Mar 31, 2017 21:38 |
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speaking of which, the dataviz subreddit's april fools joke this year is to temporarily make it a shitposting subreddit, here are some highlights so far to reiterate,
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Squidster posted:How does one report an entire subreddit? Because there are some pretty lovely hatemongers infesting that place. I PMed the admins immediately. I normally wouldn’t bother, but the stickied post targeting specific Reddit users might be too much even for them. They can also be reached at contact@reddit.com. You might have better results with Anderson Cooper’s address, of course.
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Always thought it was supposed to be this little guy: https://youtu.be/cBkWhkAZ9ds
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# ? Mar 31, 2017 22:07 |
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Yeah, aside from intense media pressure, reddit will also come down on a subreddit if the mods encourage doxxing. That's what got /r/fatpeoplehate and /r/altright shut down.
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Squidster posted:How does one report an entire subreddit? Because there are some pretty lovely hatemongers infesting that place. If you want anything to actually get done? In an article on a major news site.
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The Cheshire Cat posted:Reddit seems like it must be a great resource for the FBI and NSA and so on. It turns out you don't need to secretly monitor people's private conversations at all - they're perfectly willing to express their horrible violent beliefs in a big public forum. I live on another continent & I've twice in my life called the FBI hotline cause I saw a very bad thing online. Both times were reddit. I don't go on reddit no more, but I hope the feds do.
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literally 5 posts ago...
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Powaqoatse posted:I live on another continent & I've twice in my life called the FBI hotline cause I saw a very bad thing online. Both times were reddit. I just browse some of the default subs and a few of the ones about animals being loving lit son. You guys should try not seeking very bad things and instead have a good time looking at amusing pictures
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Found in the Trump thread
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