Monday, July 4, 2011

Aspect Ratio of Charts


It always seems natural when drawing a chart to make a rectangle, golden ratio perhaps. I explored whether the number of data points / number of bars in a chart makes any difference on the optimal aspect ratio of a chart. It seemed to me, from looking at these for any where from 3 to 20 data points, a squarer chart always seemed better. Do you agree?

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