Bad Graphs: Assessing Graphs for Readability, Fairness and Impact

A good graph is readable, accurate, and fair — and tells a compelling story. Robin Marwick showed members how to recognise the elements of a good graph, analyse a bad one, and propose improvements.

  • October 22, 2024

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A good graph or chart is readable, accurate, and fair — and it tells a compelling story in support of the text around it. Robin Marwick shared her excellent presentation showing how to recognise the elements of a good graph, analyse a bad graph, and propose improvements that can turn a bad graph into a good one.

About the speaker

Over a 25-year career, Robin Marwick has worked with scientists, healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations to produce clear, compelling, and reader-friendly information. She read the data visualisation classic How to Lie with Statistics at an impressionable age and has been on the lookout for bad graphs and dodgy data ever since. She is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences and a Certified Professional Editor through Editors Canada's certification program.

Guests

Robin Marwick

Certified Editor in the Life Sciences

Event Host

Michelle Waitzman

PLAIN Conference Chair