Publication Abstract

Bah! Bar charts

R.A. Reese

Allan Reese has often asserted that authors and editors appear less able to proofread graphs than text. It is hard to prove such a claim except by parading examples that, had they been expressed in text, would fall into the category that Private Eye calls Colemanballs ‑ things you would never say with brain fully engaged.  This article provides a few such examples.

Reference

R.A. Reese (2007) Bah! Bar charts. Significance, 4(1): 41-44

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