Decision Making & Behavioral Design 🧠 I build & break behavioral barriers for products, processes, and planning 🧠
*Anyone* working with data should have a basic understanding of at least one piece of graphic design software that you can use to quick-check data viz when you notice anomalies. Why? Mistakes are a part of life, and grace should be given. Even so - understanding doesn't always have time to wait for perfect revision! For instance, I just used The Inkscape Project to re-size the bars (see comment) in this viz posted by MIT Sloan School of Management. I measured the length of the left half of the axis from 0 to -0.03, and found the distance was ~ 33% longer than on the right half of the axis from 0 to +0.03. A few clicks later, and I had created right-side bars that were 33% longer, scaled to the left-side measurement. Even if not totally precise, the story I see looks a *lot* different.
The most socioeconomically diverse places in America are not public institutions, like schools and parks, but affordable chain restaurants. https://lnkd.in/ewzviCK7
Decision Making & Behavioral Design 🧠 I build & break behavioral barriers for products, processes, and planning 🧠
11moThe revised image Please note: I did not fix the scale on the right half of the axis, though it roughly reflects the left half of the axis, now