Pie Charts
1.) Read the following two articles, which can be found at the given links:
Randle, T. (2015). What do you mean I’m not supposed to use pie charts?! Geckoboard. Retrieved from
Beschizza, R. (2008). MacWorlds iPhone pie chart: Perspective trick makes 19.5% look bigger than 21.2%. Wired. Retrieved from
2.) Post one initial response of at least 150 words but not more than 350 words responding to the following. First, do you agree with the first articles conclusion about pie charts? Also, how long did it take you to catch the dishonesty going on in the pie chart shown in the second article? Finally, look at one or more websites that you read regularly, and find an example of a graph or a chart of data that it displays. Share a link with us so that we can see this example. Or, if you cannot think of an online example, feel free to instead attach a phone pic of a graph or chart from a magazine. Also share how well you think this graph or chart does in displaying the data it represents.
Rubric (Total of 20 Points)
Initial Post Worth 10 Points (At Least 150 Words):
7-10 points for the post being deep in substance and of the correct length
4-6 points for the post being good yet needing improvement in substance and/or length
1-3 points for the post being unprofessional, lacking in substance, or severely too short
0 points for incomplete
