[R] Subject: Re: how to include bar values in a barplot?

[Greg Snow]

Jim Lemon Wrote:

> I also greatly enjoyed Ted's rebuttal of the "Bar charts are 
> evil and must be banned" argument. If bar charts are 
> appropriate for the audience, give 'em bar charts. One great 
> way to turn off your customers is to tell them what they can 
> and can't do with your product.

I don't remember anyone saying that barcharts are evil or that they
should be banned (3-D bar charts and pie charts on the other hand ...). 

I think that a variation on fortune(108) applies here.  While barcharts
may be appropriate for some audiences, it is also appropriate to educate
our audiences to better alternatives.


-- 
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at intermountainmail.org
(801) 408-8111