Comments on: Environmental Protection – Who’s Leading? http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/27/environmental-protection-%e2%80%93-whos-leading/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Harrison http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/27/environmental-protection-%e2%80%93-whos-leading/comment-page-1/#comment-56257 Tom Harrison Fri, 30 May 2008 01:06:48 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/27/environmental-protection-%e2%80%93-whos-leading/#comment-56257 While this is an interesting, if not surprising result, I must comment that the LOHAS graphic is a fine example of how to present data in a poor, if not misleading manner. The use of a line chart (strongly) suggests an inter-relationship between horizontal elements, and indeed they are even ordered in a way that suggests some relationship (government on the left, non-government on the right). The dimension of time is often used in line graphs like this, so the chart suggests some sort of trend. Even if the chart were presented as a bar chart, there's some data not presented here; some elements add up to more than 100%, others less. I have very little idea what that data in this chart are saying or what they might mean. Yikes! While this is an interesting, if not surprising result, I must comment that the LOHAS graphic is a fine example of how to present data in a poor, if not misleading manner.

The use of a line chart (strongly) suggests an inter-relationship between horizontal elements, and indeed they are even ordered in a way that suggests some relationship (government on the left, non-government on the right). The dimension of time is often used in line graphs like this, so the chart suggests some sort of trend.

Even if the chart were presented as a bar chart, there’s some data not presented here; some elements add up to more than 100%, others less.

I have very little idea what that data in this chart are saying or what they might mean.

Yikes!

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