Spot the misleading chart
Most misleading charts contain no false numbers. They mislead through scales, framing and omission, which is why the defence is a set of questions rather than fact-checking.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01Axis tricksThe most common distortion.
- 02Cherry-picked rangesChoosing where the story starts.
- 03Area and 3DEncodings people misread.
- 04Missing denominatorsCounts against rates.
- 05What is not shownOmission as distortion.
- 06Dual axes and correlationManufacturing a relationship.
- 07Aggregation effectsWhere averages hide reversals.
- 08MapsGeography distorts data.
- 09Honest mistakes and deliberate onesBoth produce the same chart.
- 10A reading checklistThirty seconds per chart.
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