Comments on: visualisation http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/06/visualisation/ Designed in Brisbane by Tim Kastelle & John Steen Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/06/visualisation/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Tim Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:05:11 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=301#comment-269 Thanks for the article - it's an interesting one! People make that category mistake all the time - I'm not sure how to best address it, since it's so widespread. Thanks for the article – it’s an interesting one!

People make that category mistake all the time – I’m not sure how to best address it, since it’s so widespread.

]]> By: Marco http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/06/visualisation/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Marco Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:56:34 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=301#comment-268 And then there is the "geography of personality" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122211987961064719.html?mod=yhoofront#project%3DPERSONALITY08 My worry is the too-easy slip from talking about aggregate patterns to talking about individual-level traits (viz. the conscientious Floridian). I think this is simply a category mistake. The article has good suggestions of how to use these findings fruitfully rather than perpetuating (and inventing) stereotypes. And then there is the “geography of personality” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122211987961064719.html?mod=yhoofront#project%3DPERSONALITY08

My worry is the too-easy slip from talking about aggregate patterns to talking about individual-level traits (viz. the conscientious Floridian). I think this is simply a category mistake.

The article has good suggestions of how to use these findings fruitfully rather than perpetuating (and inventing) stereotypes.

]]> By: Tim http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/06/visualisation/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Tim Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:12:12 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=301#comment-265 I've seen that! Their proxies for the sins are horrendous, but the visualisation is nice... I’ve seen that! Their proxies for the sins are horrendous, but the visualisation is nice…

]]> By: Marco http://timkastelle.org/blog/2009/06/visualisation/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Marco Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:01:27 +0000 http://timkastelle.org/blog/?p=301#comment-263 The church of SNA: Here's interesting visualisation of the United States' seven deadly sins: http://hazardgeographer.com/7_Deadly_Sins.html The church of SNA: Here’s interesting visualisation of the United States’ seven deadly sins: http://hazardgeographer.com/7_Deadly_Sins.html

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