Good plot, bad plot

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1. Essential skills for global research: Good plot, bad plot.
2. The weird and wonderful world of plots: https://www.r-graph-gallery.com/
3. Three main pitfalls: •No labels •Bad scale/size •Wrong plot type
4. Three main pitfalls: •No labels •Bad scale/size •Wrong plot type
5. Three main pitfalls: •No labels •Bad scale/size •Wrong plot type
6. Pitfall 1: No labels
8. Pitfall 2: Bad scale or plot size Before the project
9. Pitfall 2: Bad scale or plot size Before the project After the project
10. Pitfall 2: Bad scale or plot size
11. Pitfall 3: Wrong plot type
12. Pitfall 3: Wrong plot type
13. How did the number of visitors change over time? Ewen’s conference Riinu’s conference
14. Barplots – much clearer Ewen’s conference Riinu’s conference
15. Pitfall 3: Wrong plot type
16. Pitfall 3: Wrong plot type 95% confidence interval that the global life expectancy is 66 years
17. Global life expectancy
18. Global life expectancy median vs mean
19. Dynamite plot vs boxplot
20. Summary •No labels •Misleading scale •Wrong plot type
21. Summary •No labels •Misleading scale •Wrong plot type
22. Summary •No labels •Misleading scale •Wrong plot type