Bar graphs seem like one of the simplest ways to represent data. Many people assume that the longer the bar, the bigger the number it represents. Sometimes bar graphs represent an average not a total ...

Two graphs walk into a bar: Readout-based measurement reveals the Bar-Tip Limit error, a common, categorical misinterpretation of mean bar graphs. Journal of Vision, 2021; 21 (12): 17 DOI: 10.1167 ...

“The thing first and foremost that jumps out is that the different columns are being standardized in different ways on the same chart,” said Mentch, also an Assistant Professor of Statistics ...