U9.05
Audience and Prior Knowledge
Cards in this group · 5
- U9.05.1A dual-axis chart that takes an analyst ten seconds can stall a casual reader completely
- U9.05.2A candlestick chart or forest plot that's second nature to specialists reads as pure code to outsiders
- U9.05.3A Sankey diagram or violin plot needs its own reading instructions, since daily habit won't decode it
- U9.05.4The same line chart can look like proof or noise depending on what the reader already believed
- U9.05.5A chart built for a fragmented-attention executive should carry far less density than one built for a peer