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3 questions to ask yourself next time you see a graph, chart or map

  • Written by Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, PhD Candidate in Geosciences, Boise State University
imageWhite House Coronavirus Task Force members reference a misleading chart in a press briefing.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Since the days of painting on cave walls, people have been representing information through figures and images. Nowadays, data visualization experts know that presenting information visuallyhelps people better understandcomplicated data....

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