Tag: because you can

This is another “because you can” rant, where I claim that the fact that you can do something doesn’t mean that you necessarily need to. This time, I will claim...

This is another post in the series Because You Can. This time, I will claim that the fact that you can put error bars on a bar chart doesn’t mean...

The maximum data-ink ratio principle implies that one should not use colors in their graphs if the graph is understandable without the colors. The fact that you can do something,...

That fact that you can doesn’t mean that you should! I will say it once again.That fact that you can doesn’t mean that you should! Look at this slopegraph that...

This is my “because you can” rant. Here, you can see a typical situation. You have some sales data that you want to represent using a bar plot. Immediately, you...

Seaborn is a Python visualization library based on matplotlib. It provides a high-level interface for drawing attractive statistical graphics. Look at this example from the seaborn documentation site >>> import...

Here’s an old joke: Q: Why do dogs lick their balls? A: Because they can. Canine behavior aside, the fact that you can do something doesn’t mean that you should...

Adding legends to a graph is easy. With matplotlib, for example, you simply call plt.legend() and voilà, you have your legends. The fact that any major or minor visualization platform...