On the other hand, I think a lot of these "bad graphs" are very intentionally chosen precisely in order to hide the small number of data points, or an underlying distribution that looks suspicious, etc.
So it's not so much "friends don't let friends", but more "when you see a graph that chooses to obfuscate rather than clarify, suspect it might be intentional".
On the other hand, I think a lot of these "bad graphs" are very intentionally chosen precisely in order to hide the small number of data points, or an underlying distribution that looks suspicious, etc.
So it's not so much "friends don't let friends", but more "when you see a graph that chooses to obfuscate rather than clarify, suspect it might be intentional".