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Junk Charts

Junk Charts
Reader and tipster Chris P. found this "death spiral" chart dizzying (link). It's one of those charts that has conceptual appeal but does not do the data justice. As the name implies, the designer has a strong message, that the arctic sea ice volume has dramatically declined over time. This message is there in the chart but the reader has to work hard to find it. Why doesn't this spider chart work? We can be more precise.

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sorry. i thought this was search box. so that was why i typed in junk. by rundi02 Oct 20

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