Before we can use data it needs to be collected. A computer can quickly create a chart or graph from our data. It can create a chart or graph much quicker than a human can. It's more difficult to ...

But when the text was accompanied by a simple graph making exactly the same claim, 97% believed it, say Aner Tal and Brian Wansink of Cornell. Graphs’ persuasiveness has nothing to do with ease ...

Bar graphs and other charts provide a simple way to communicate data, but are, by definition, difficult to translate for readers who are blind or low-vision. Designers have developed methods for ...