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Manuals / Data Literacy / Chapter 3

A · Metrics · beginner · ~35 min · Chapter 3 of 8

How charts lie

Truncated axes, dual axes, cherry-picked windows, averages hiding segments, cumulative vs rate confusion.

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Crime scene

Crime sceneDrag stickies · tap for tips
Study mapDrag stickies · tap for tipsKeep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Assert the UIdrag · tap →Retry wiselydrag · tap →Seed datadrag · tap →Close the loopdrag · tap →Keep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Pathwise hackdrag · tap →Crime scenedrag · tap →Try thisdrag · tap →Follow the dashed drag · tap →

Do this now

Find 3 public or internal charts. Label the crime (or certify clean).

Pro tip: Always ask: compared to what?

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Chart crimes
  • Segment checks
  • Base rates

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