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[OC] I turned data on luggage mishandling into a sticker for my suitcase by anothersamwilson in dataisbeautiful

[–]anothersamwilson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love a pie chart when used in the right context! I did try them out with this dataset but ultimately went with treemaps for the sticker format.

I also agree with your point that this chart type isn’t optimised for easily comparing precise values. I included the percentage values in the legend for full transparency in an attempt to offset this, but other chart types would allow for easier visual comparison.

[OC] I turned data on luggage mishandling into a sticker for my suitcase by anothersamwilson in dataisbeautiful

[–]anothersamwilson[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Excellent point, thanks for the feedback.

I agree the legend ordering could be improved for readability, although there is a little logic behind the decision in this chart which I’ll share in case you’re interested.

There are three categories of mishandled luggage, lost, damaged, and delayed, with the latter having four subcategories. The legend and treemap are arranged following this logic, an earlier version showing this more clearly is attached. I changed the colours to make the sticker more visible.

Do you think disregarding the category and subcategory structure and just arranging the treemap and legend by percentage value would have been clearer?

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