Regular polls posted to Witscord by Staz. The images are from the book The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte.
Bracket
Preliminaries
Match
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Votes
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4 datasets with identical linear model
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2
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graphs of 4 datasets with identical linear models
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4
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2
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solar radiation and stock prices
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univariate plots fail to show outlier A
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cancer rates (m/f) age-adjusted by county
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trachea/bronchus/lung cancer rates
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1
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Map of the Tracks of Yü the Great
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stomach cancer rates (m/f) age-adjusted by county
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2
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Cosmographia (1546)
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global trade winds and monsoons
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4
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Location of cholera deaths in central London
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4
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Trade winds and monsoons between and near the tropics
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1
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7
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French wine exports in 1864
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10
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Galaxy map
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1
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Galaxy map 2
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2
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Inclinations of planetary orbits vs Time
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2
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Radio emissions from Jupiter
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3
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Soil temperature at various depths vs Time
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3
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10
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New York City's weather for 1980
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Train schedule for Paris to Lyon
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CHART of IMPORTS and EXPORTS to and from ENGLAND
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Exports and Imports of SCOTLAND from Christmas 1780-81
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0
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12
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Birth, death, and reign of English rulers (1660-1860)
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1
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CHART showing Price of Wheat & Wages (1565-1824)
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6
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13
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Horse tracks at different paces
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Starfish turning itself over
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5
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advancing gecko
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Undulations of the dorsal fin of a descending sea-horse
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Man in black velvet photographed in stick-figure images
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Outgoing mail of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Magnetic flux vs Time
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Variation in total US retail sales
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collapse of bridge in 1840
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Napoleon's Russian Campaign (1812)
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5
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Air pollution in southern California
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Life cycle of Japanese beetle
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Area, population, tax revenue of european countries
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Lung cancer death rate by country
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2
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20
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Inflation vs Unemployment
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5
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Meta analysis of reported thermal conductivity of Cu
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6
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Note: In the event of a tie, Just Kirb decided the winner.
Granted Byes for Landslide Victory
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French wine exports in 1864
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advancing gecko
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