Because of the time required to alter graphs and charts, these are best checked earlier on than the copyediting stage. Since that rarely happens, proofreaders, especially, should put graphs and all illustrations through a thorough quality check.
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Reading Log Graphs, Illustrated
This great, short video explains what we’re seeing on the graphs that take over our news feed these days. This is just about the math. The graphs use a logarithmic scale, and that is not something most people are used to reading. The animations in this video make this a lot easier to understand.
Continue reading Reading Log Graphs, IllustratedWorking With Tables
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Continue reading Working With TablesVolume Graphs and Timeline Skews — Graphing Pitfalls
Below is a beautiful graph that uses images to convey a whole lot of information — this picture literally takes the place of a thousand words, probably more. But it also illustrates a common problem we encounter when the relative size of each “fuzzy ball” represents the relative data; in this case, the number of deaths caused by each virus.
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