appropriate forms for the story to be told is important to make it easy to understand by
the audience. It is also important to add additional details to the visualization such as
labels to ensure it is interpreted correctly by the audience and the proper context is
understood. Fig. 18.1.2 is an example of a bad visualization due to missing titles.
Although this visualization includes a scale, it is not clear what is being compared and can
be misinterpreted or misleading.

Fig. 18.1.2 Bad visualization showing missing titles.

Visualization—A Science and an Art

Chapter 18.1: An Introduction to Data Visualizations