Watch for the lie factor
![The lie factor in data charts and graphics](https://images.prismic.io/sketchplanations/c37674e1-b799-4383-a251-4db3ad350a9b_77530634099.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840&q=50)
Data graphics can lie in many ways, but the most common, I expect, is the error of using area or volume objects to represent one-dimensional data.
More data visualisation principles from Edward Tufte.
Also, see Maximise data ink
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