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Truncating Bar Graphs Persistently Misleads Viewers

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0 Published in 2021 at "Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.10.002

Abstract: Data visualizations and graphs are increasingly common in both scientific and mass media settings. While graphs are useful tools for communicating patterns in data, they also have the potential to mislead viewers. In five studies,… read more here.

Keywords: bar graphs; truncation; truncation effect; truncating bar ... See more keywords