August 15, 2016
Graph of the week
From a real estate agent who will remain nameless
Another example of the rule ‘if you have to write out all the numbers, the graph isn’t doing its work.”
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Average sale prices 1 day apart ? Do they mean 1 year ?
8 years ago
I believe they mean a year apart.
8 years ago
Pie charts are a poor choice most of the time, but this one is awful. It fails on just about every measure.
8 years ago
It’s Hall of Fame worthy.
8 years ago
It even records the cents!
8 years ago
Yes, that was a nice touch.
8 years ago