https://www.fromdual.com/blog/mysql-out-in-the-wild/comment-214/Recent content in Pie charts on FromDual GmbHHugoen-GBoli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)© FromDual GmbHFri, 01 Jul 2011 11:10:12 +0200https://www.fromdual.com/blog/mysql-out-in-the-wild/comment-214/Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:10:12 +0200oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com (Oli Sennhauser)https://www.fromdual.com/blog/mysql-out-in-the-wild/comment-214/<p>Thanks for the post, interesting insights.</p> <p>Just one remark: recently I bumped into an article that argues why Pie charts are bad - esp. &ldquo;fancy&rdquo; 3D ones. When I started reading it, I didn&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;d be convinced, but after seeing the examples in the article I changed my mind. When I was trying to read the Pie charts in this articles I had an immediate recollection - it&rsquo;s <em>really hard</em> to estimate the size of the Pie slices when they are oddly sized, in particular the smaller ones.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s a good thing that you still also print the actual figures, but in that case the Pie charts are redundant and distracting. If you have same time, please read <a href="http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/08-21-07.pdf">http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/08-21-07.pdf</a> - it&rsquo;s really insightful IMO.</p>