pd-chart-error

This was from a graphic in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on 2007-12-16. I wrote a bit more about the problem with bad infographics on my blog.

Tags: usability, information, design, infographics
Uploaded: December 16, 2007
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3 comments

Brad Colbow wrote...
Does this mean Cleveland's criminal element can't afford handguns? Kidding aside, I was pleasantly surprised that we are a few hundred lower that Columbus and Cincinnati.

Brad Colbow wrote...
oops, I just saw that it was an error. I thought the bar graph looked a little off

Jason Morrison wrote...
Yeah, the bar chart makes it look like the top three cities are almost the same, but the numbers tell a different story.


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