Here's why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data

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Here's why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data

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Science CommunicationEnglish · 11 months ago

They are popular because they are popular, which is a circular argument that suits a pie chart. But there are some serious downsides to using the humble pie.

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Is this a troll?

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