Bar graphs criticized for misrepresenting data

Misrepresenting consciousness

An important objection to the ‘‘higher-order’’ theory of consciousness turns on the possibility of higher-order misrepresentation. I argue that the objection fails because it illicitly assumes a characterization of consciousness explicitly rejected by HO theory. This in turn raises the question of what justifies an initial characterization of the data a theory of consciousness must explain. I d...

Bar k-Visibility Graphs

Let S be a set of horizontal line segments, or bars, in the plane. We say that G is a bar visibility graph, and S its bar visibility representation, if there exists a one-to-one correspondence between vertices of G and bars in S, such that there is an edge between two vertices in G if and only if there exists an unobstructed vertical line of sight between their corresponding bars. If bars are a...

BAR k-VISIBILITY GRAPHS

Die selbständige und eigenhändige Anfertigung versichere ich an Eides statt. Conclusion 71 Bibliography 75 Introduction " The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. " Oscar Wilde How can geometric settings be encoded combinatorially? Which discrete structures extract the essential information from continuous arrangements? How can the combinatorial properties of visibility ...

Description of continuous data using bar graphs: a misleading approach.

INTRODUCTION With the ease provided by current computational programs, medical and scientific journals use bar graphs to describe continuous data. METHODS This manuscript discusses the inadequacy of bars graphs to present continuous data. RESULTS Simulated data show that box plots and dot plots are more-feasible tools to describe continuous data. CONCLUSIONS These plots are preferred to r...

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