@BetterFigures

Constructive criticism of the graphics of climate science. Mostly @dougmcneall, climate scientist and statistician.

 Exeter, UK
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Joined November 2012
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Why yes, I *can* help.
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Better Figures retweeted
Dr Doug McNeall@dougmcneall8 Jun 2018
I've updated this @BetterFigures post on "picking a colour scale for scientific graphics" to include a colourblind-friendly categorical palette, and to reference viridis directly. betterfigures.org/2015/06/23… #endrainbow
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Better Figures retweeted
Dr Doug McNeall@dougmcneall4 Jun 2018
We tested Rainbow against Viridis colour palettes for finding a subtle feature in data. You probably will believe what happened: wp.me/p2JKQZ-8z #endrainbow

Playing “hunt the discontinuity”

TL;DR Viridis is a better palette than Rainbow for identifying a subtle feature in data. How does a plot’s colour palette affect our ability to find a subtle feature in data? Friend and colle…

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Can you find the discontinuity? dougmcneall.shinyapps.io/dis… This test app asks you to find the discontinuity in either Rainbow or Viridis colour palettes, and saves your answers. A bit of #endrainbow fun, idea by my friend Tim Graham
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UPDATED: We got some more data in from the Rainbow-palette figure count at #EGU18. Want to guess if it made it worse or better? betterfigures.org/2018/04/16… #endrainbow
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How many Rainbows at #egu2018? New post at @BetterFigures betterfigures.org/2018/04/16…
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Better Figures retweeted
Dr Doug McNeall@dougmcneall6 Apr 2018
Hey everybody, what’s the best climate (science) visualisation you’ve seen recently? #endrainbow #climate #climatechange #science #Visualization #visualisation
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Replying to @BetterFigures
@BetterFigures stopped by @BAS_News to offer some thoughts and advice on scientific graphics. Slides available here: betterfigures.org/2018/03/22…
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Pleased to report the nice people at @BAS_News are fully on board with @BetterFigures 👍 betterfigures.org/2018/03/22…
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So we need a standard that allows a presentation to be trivially broadcast to a room, and received by an app that can then recolour plots as desired by the user. Could also swap fonts, zoom, etc. Plugin for Powerpoint, etc. Feasible. – at South East, England
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Do our efforts to find better colour scales have a cost and entrench privilege? Interesting comment at @betterfigures betterfigures.org/2015/07/10…
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Nice discussion on color for priority and categorisation ux.stackexchange.com/questio…
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Do any "better" colour scales do as well as Rainbow at both categorisation and ordering? #endrainbow
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Theory: Rainbow colour scale is still popular because it does both categorisation and ordering (though imperfectly). #endrainbow
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Ed Hawkins@ed_hawkins2 Nov 2017
Daily rainfall on Ben Nevis & in Fort William from 1893-1904. All rescued by volunteer citizen scientists. Thankyou! weatherrescue.org
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PhD researcher Hayley Bannister needs your help finding best methods to visualise climate model output academictrial.az1.qualtrics.…
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Sexy Rainbow colour-scales #endrainbow xitter.cf/akirathedon/status/923…
AKIRA THE DON
@akirathedon26 Oct 2017
Your Halloween costume is “Sexy” plus the thing you're most afraid of
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Replying to @BetterFigures
A colourblind scientist, a high school student, someone who does not speak English, @ed_hawkins, an editor, an artist?
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