http://otrops.com/archive/2009/09/23/the-pies-the-limit/ jeff van campen's personal blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:14:51 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://otrops.com/archive/2009/09/23/the-pies-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-10812 bloodclaat Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:32:41 +0000 http://otrops.com/?p=527#comment-10812 Jeff, I love your 3d pie ! There is also a limit to bar graphs. In you example higher, the bars indicate a simple number, which is 1d. Your bars show surfaces which is 2d. I think best would be lines in this case ! Jeff, I love your 3d pie !
There is also a limit to bar graphs. In you example higher, the bars indicate a simple number, which is 1d. Your bars show surfaces which is 2d. I think best would be lines in this case !

]]> http://otrops.com/archive/2009/09/23/the-pies-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-10780 Jeff VC Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:51:53 +0000 http://otrops.com/?p=527#comment-10780 Francis, you might enjoy <a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/images/0003Jm-8299.jpg" rel="nofollow">this 3-D pie chart</a>, taken from an excellent <a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00018S" rel="nofollow">pie chart thread</a> on Edward Tufte's forum. Francis, you might enjoy this 3-D pie chart, taken from an excellent pie chart thread on Edward Tufte’s forum.

]]> http://otrops.com/archive/2009/09/23/the-pies-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-10776 Francis Norton Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:35:52 +0000 http://otrops.com/?p=527#comment-10776 And the only thing worse than a pie chart for impeding visual comparison of subtotals? Yes, of course - a 3-D pie chart! And the only thing worse than a pie chart for impeding visual comparison of subtotals? Yes, of course – a 3-D pie chart!

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