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Kaiser Fung's blog. Recycling chartjunk as junk art. Data visualization criticism.

  • By Kaiser Fung
  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly three posts per month
  • First post on

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Month starting Posts
May 2023 5
Jun 2023 3
Jul 2023 4
Aug 2023 2
Sep 2023 0
Oct 2023 0
Nov 2023 0
Dec 2023 0
Jan 2024 0
Feb 2024 3
Mar 2024 5
Apr 2024 1
May 2024 3
Jun 2024 4
Jul 2024 3

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Most recent posts

Approaching the Paris Olympics
If you're looking for dataviz about the upcoming Paris Olympics, I recommend this one by the great SCMP team. The impact of this piece starts with picking an engaging topic: how have the disciplines changed …
On , by junkcharts, 371 words
Expert handling of multiple dimensions of data
I enjoyed reading this Washington Post article about immigration in America. It features a number of graphics. Here's one graphic I particularly like: This is a small multiples of six maps, showing the spatial distribution …
On , by junkcharts, 311 words
When should we use bar charts?
Two innocent looking column charts. These came from an article in Significance magazine (link to paywall) that applies the "difference-in-difference" technique to analyze whether the superstitious act of skipping the number 13 when numbering floors …
On , by junkcharts, 292 words