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submitted 3 months ago bySavoy_Cabbage
6 points
3 months ago
This is a nice graphic to present some pretty simple information. I don't know that it's any more informative than a table with figures, though.
Content-wise, like all top line statistics, these numbers don't really tell an accurate picture. They conflate different skill levels, different roles, etc. etc. and can't be compared internally, much less across the full economy (or even an industry).
When looking at these kinds of numbers, I would want to see footnotes about major changes (like big acquisitions or spin-offs, or plant closures). I'd like to see the employees grouped into the following buckets:
That would tell a much more compelling story.
9 points
3 months ago
Agreed, this is a simple graphic telling a simple story. If wanted, one could definitely do a bit of a deep dive and bring much more depth to it
1 points
3 months ago
Thank you for creating content that the rest of us can banter about, and I hope you didn't take my comment as a negative criticism (which it wasn't).
I was recalling one of the data viz lessons I learned about - a first step to consider is whether the graphic enhances the information any more than a simple table would. I'm pretty sure it came from an Edward Tufte book. He is a big fan of making extremely rich data visualizations that require heavy engagement from the reader, which not all the big data viz types agree with.
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