JA
Jacob Aron
@jjaron.bsky.social
News editor at New Scientist
838 followers694 following133 posts
With some exceptions, journalists and newspapers should not be entrusted with communicating things to do with numbers. As a breed they seem to be innumerate to a pretty shocking degree.
The data presentation is terrible and the paper should be rejected!
It’s not a graph, it’s just oddly shaped bullet points.
I can't access the article (it's behind a Paywall) but that graph is all wrong.
I'm noping right outta here, officially triggered
Me: Pie graphs are shit Manager: Hold my beer
I’m surprised they don’t do one on colour of underwear versus party supported ! It would be as valid.
JA
Jacob Aron
@jjaron.bsky.social
News editor at New Scientist
838 followers694 following133 posts