Detecting Lies
Explore how to detect and avoid misleading elements in data visualizations such as truncated axes, overstated scales, and irregular binning. This lesson helps you ensure your charts accurately represent data, enhancing your ability to craft truthful and effective data stories using Altair.
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A chart could be intentionally or unintentionally misleading, making it difficult to differentiate fact from fiction. When drawing a chart, we must know how to detect and avoid lies to ensure that our chart only contains facts.
To detect lies in a chart, consider the following elements:
Truncated axis
Overstated axis scale
Irregular binning ...