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Information design

the ratio of the size of an effect shown in a graphic to the size of the effect in the data, used to gauge visual distortion.

In information design, lie factor refers to the ratio of the size of an effect shown in a graphic to the size of the effect in the data, used to gauge visual distortion. This meaning comes from Tufte (1983) in The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.[1]

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References

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

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