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Changes in how couples in the US met (i.ibb.co)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what would you have done differently to communicate the data then? assuming the numbers are correct.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Use more than two data points. It is possible that online dating was huge in 2017, but not before or after it. It's also possible that online dating was much bigger in 2015, and went down in 2017. This graph paints a fake tendency.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As haohao said, more data would make for more interesting lines. Also, since the data should add up to 100%, maybe use a stack graph? Don’t use straight lines. I would also try to experiment with pivoting the data; show evolution over time of a single trend (in multiple graphs). Merge a bunch of low percent items into “other” to clean up.

Just ideas, making a great looking graph is mostly art.