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September 18, 2023

Submit a link to a good/bad data visualization as a comment to this post.

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  1. Sarah Maher says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:04 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-richest-billionaires-in-us-states/
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

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  2. Iggy says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:04 pm

    Here is a link to some cool visualizations: Tableau Viz Gallery https://www.tableau.com/viz-gallery

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  3. Aaroush Bhanot says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:04 pm

    Good – https://www.visualcapitalist.com/longest-range-evs-2023/
    Bad – https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/

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  4. Nickolas Kim says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    This one was bad because it was not a good visual representation of proportion, this is bound to confuse somebody. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/

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  5. Edna Kollie says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-20-best-franchises-to-open-in-the-u-s/
    This is the good visual
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/historical-map-that-changed-cartography/
    The bad visual

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  6. Keaton Schreiner says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-50-most-valuable-companies-in-the-world-in-2023/

    Bad: https: //www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

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  7. Ethan Suh says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

    This graphic caught my eye because of the key and clear cut visuals that are used for the infographic. It clearly states what % of energy is which and it is easy to remember/read.

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/

    This graphic is on the bad side because of how large it is and because of how many different points of data. This causes the infographic to be clustered so it is almost impossible to read at full image size.

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  8. Daniel Jiang says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

    This chart is a hot mess because it is trying to convey the data as a pie chart but did not deliver the expected result because the graphic is just so divided into many pieces of data.

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    • Daniel Jiang says

      September 18, 2023 at 5:07 pm

      https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-how-long-does-it-take-to-double-your-money/

      This is a great chart since everything is clear and the data can be simply observed.

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  9. Nick Wu says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-viewed-youtube-videos/
    Bad: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/global-ai-investment/

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  10. Billy Blaziek says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

    Bad: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/us-tech-companies-adopting-dual-class-voting-structures/

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  11. Kumail Hassan says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ai-vs-humans-which-performs-certain-skills-better/
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-big-is-market-for-crude-oil/

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  12. Carly Stinson says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:07 pm

    Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-viewed-youtube-videos/
    Bad: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/biggest-steel-producers-country/

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  13. Sulayman Sosseh says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:07 pm

    Good Visualization:
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Longest-Range-EVs_Main.jpg

    Bad Visualization:
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dual-Class-Share_MAIN.jpg

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  14. Evelyn Courard-Durso says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:07 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/income-security-by-nation/

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  15. Jenny Huynh says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:08 pm

    Good Visual: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-gen-z-feels-about-its-financial-future/
    Offers simple pie visual of gen z thoughts. I feel this was the most appropriate visual due to the small number of categories

    Bad Visual: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/video-game-engagement-by-generation/
    even though the visual may be nice to look at, I feel it would have to been as a simple bar chart

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  16. Kayleena Shantz says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:08 pm

    https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/crude-birth-rate

    I thought this was a good representation of birth rate around the world because it shows every country clearly (in the form of a map of the entire world) with an easy-to-read scale at the bottom of the graphic.

    https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/children-per-woman-fertility-rate-vs-level-of-prosperity

    I thought this visualization could be improved because visually, it is a bit clustered and hard to distinguish countries, especially small countries. I think using a graphic that divides the countries more clearly would make this visualization better.

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  17. Deion Bazemore says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:08 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-how-long-does-it-take-to-double-your-money/

    I believe this graphic on how long it takes to double your money is very good because the data isn’t misleading, it shows exactly how long each value is, everything is labeled properly, and it even shows the averages of annual returns.

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

    I do not think this graphic on electricity sources in the world is good because the values are represented in an awkward way to me on the pie chart.

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  18. Jessica Pando says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:08 pm

    Bad one: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/china-trade-partners/
    good one: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chart-timing-the-market/

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  19. Christian Diciccio says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:08 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/

    Categorized with color according to continent

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/ai-adoption-by-industry/

    Hard to understand what’s going on

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  20. Jeanne Renae Pangan says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:09 pm

    Bad:
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-composition-of-blood/
    I think this graphic was very informational but the color scheme made it hard to read.

    Good:
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/ranking-industries-by-their-potential-for-ai-automation/
    I think this graphic displayed the information very well. It was very easy to read.

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  21. Aniyah Gaffney says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:09 pm

    Link 1: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

    The data presented here is displayed in a pie chart. I personally believe that this is a pretty solid choice of data visualization. Firstly, each electricity source’s usage in 2022 nearly adds up to 100%, and amongst each component, the data shows which electricity sources are renewable and non-renewable (most are not). The data also shows how much has each source increased or decreased since the previous year (2021)

    Link 2: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-googles-search-engine-market-share/

    Though the data is presented pretty easily (somewhat of a pie chart), it is not specific enough. It only shows how dominant one search engine is over another, but does not measure it with certain aspects (such as location, demographic, etc.).

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  22. Amie Saine says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:09 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-poorest-countries-2023-gdp-per-capita/

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/income-security-by-nation/

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  23. Hailey Hoisington says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:10 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-are-most-reliant-on-coal/ -Bad Visual
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-u-s-corporate-bankruptcies-on-the-rise/ -Good Visual

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  24. Jeremy Wu says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:10 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-105-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/

    This example is a bad one, as the different shapes make it difficult to compare two different countries. Also, some countries’s data isn’t even included in the map. In this case, a bar graph would be a better choice.

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-how-long-does-it-take-to-double-your-money/

    This is a better example, as you can immediately see what relationship the data shows. It’s simple and allows the data to speak for itself.

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  25. Emily Baxter-Green says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:11 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/ranking-industries-by-their-potential-for-ai-automation/

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  26. Sofia Fish says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:11 pm

    Bad: https://i0.wp.com/www.codeconquest.com/wp-content/uploads/image-12.png?w=680&ssl=1
    Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/legal-sports-betting-totals-by-state/

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  27. Jeffrey Guo says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:12 pm

    https://www.tableau.com/covid-19-coronavirus-data-resources

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  28. Ahmed Aljandal says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:12 pm

    Good one: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-u-s-corporate-bankruptcies-on-the-rise/
    Bad one: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/global-water-security/

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  29. Shenglan Qiu says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:13 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electricity-sources-by-fuel-in-2022/

    The graphic is trying to show the different electricity power sources around the world and how much we are using them. I found the graphic pretty good at conveying the message because it caught my attention. It is creatively cut and each area represents a certain type of source.

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  30. tun71316 says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:14 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/category/green/
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-countries-are-most-reliant-on-coal/

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  31. eusha haque says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:15 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/visualized-the-rise-of-the-lfp-battery/
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/innovation-in-virology-vaccines-and-antivirals/

    Reply
  32. Jose Rivera says

    September 18, 2023 at 5:15 pm

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/internet-adoption-in-america/

    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/buying-vs-renting-house-in-america/

    Reply

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