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The title text also refers to so-called [http://users.stat.umn.edu/~rend0020/Teaching/STAT8801-2015Spring/handouts/24-dynamite.pdf dynamite plots]. This type of plot used to be very common in scientific publications, but since it hides most details about one's actual data, it is now frowned upon. The recommended alternative is the box plot. | The title text also refers to so-called [http://users.stat.umn.edu/~rend0020/Teaching/STAT8801-2015Spring/handouts/24-dynamite.pdf dynamite plots]. This type of plot used to be very common in scientific publications, but since it hides most details about one's actual data, it is now frowned upon. The recommended alternative is the box plot. | ||
β | The title text thus warns against this kind of data inflation, since sometimes it can go awry and lead to explosions. [[Randall]] has often made comics about presenting data as more important that they are, in one way or another, and this comics clearly falls into that category | + | The title text thus warns against this kind of data inflation, since sometimes it can go awry and lead to explosions. [[Randall]] has often made comics about presenting data as more important that they are, in one way or another, and this comics clearly falls into that category. |
A box plot was also used in [[539: Boyfriend]], maybe the only other time in xkcd. There are many other types of [[:Category:Charts|data carts]] that have their own subcategories, but not this type. | A box plot was also used in [[539: Boyfriend]], maybe the only other time in xkcd. There are many other types of [[:Category:Charts|data carts]] that have their own subcategories, but not this type. |