The information presented here about the characteristics of good and bad graphs, you should be able to identify features that add to or detract from the visual impact of a graph. Can you identify problems in the figure below?
A.
The symbols are too small.
B.
The symbols are too similar (solid box, solid circle, solid diamond) and are difficult to distinguish.
C.
The data-connecting lines are narrow and do not draw attention to the data.
D.
The text in the labels is small.
E.
The x and y axes are too wide and draw the focus away from the data.
F.
The numbers on the axes are proportionately too large.
G.
The numbers on the axes are 2 different font sizes.