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Tufte's 'lie factor' revived to critique distorted charts

Original: -> représentation d'une évolution sans tenir compte de toutes les proportions = Indice de mensonge de Tufte " La représe

Edward Tufte's 'lie factor' concept is back in circulation among French-speaking readers. The idea, drawn from his classic book 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information', holds that any graphic showing an evolution must keep physical magnitudes proportional to the numbers represented, otherwise the chart lies. Readers are quoting his rule that representation of numbers by measured quantities should be directly proportional, a principle often violated in media and business graphics.

Why now: Misleading charts remain a recurring frustration, so a succinct rule for spotting distorted graphics resonates widely.

Edward TufteThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information

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• -> représentation d'une évolution sans tenir compte de toutes les proportions = Indice de mensonge de Tufte " La représentation des nombres par des grandeurs physiques [= graphique] mesurées [...] devrait être directement ... # books # bookstodon The Visual Display of… · cobrate · 1

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