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chartjunk: a standalone construct

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Information visualization

decoration in a statistical graphic that does not convey data, such as heavy grids or ornamental fills, argued to distract from the information.

In information visualization, chartjunk refers to decoration in a statistical graphic that does not convey data, such as heavy grids or ornamental fills, argued to distract from the information. This meaning comes from Tufte (1983) in The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.[1]

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References

  1. Tufte, E. R. (1983). The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Graphics Press. ISBN 9780961392109

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