Tag: scaling

Bissantz ponders 14. March 2008

Pimp my chart, Bill!

Graphical elements are supposed to focus your attention on what is important. What they actually show, however, is often misleading. How can you avoid embarrassing mistakes? For starters, just steer clear [...]

Bissantz ponders 25. May 2007

No norm? No comparison!

Last week, we showed that chopping chart axes is not necessarily a crime. More important is what these fluctuations mean for our intended audience. That, of course, also applies when a reader is supposed [...]

Bissantz ponders 19. August 2005

Road signs, not red lights

Intelligent traffic lights for controlling Traffic light functions belong to the same category of dubious analogies as the dashboard. In the world of the car driver, a traffic light provides two clear [...]