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[Multi-View] Consider suggesting people to color axis title for dual axis chart #5

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kanitw opened this issue May 1, 2019 · 3 comments

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@kanitw
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kanitw commented May 1, 2019

like in https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/examples/layer_dual_axis.html

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The current example in the notebook doesn't make it clear which variable is which mark

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(It's ok for people who follow the tutorial as they created it themselves, but once they copy this example to create charts and share with other audience, it would be confusing.)

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RandomFractals commented May 1, 2019

tbh, I still find those dual Y axis graphs confusing and bad data viz practice for typical consumers. github Traffic/Visitors tab/graph is a prime example of it, but I second @kanitw suggestion to color code them if you must.

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domoritz commented May 1, 2019

Yep, they are generally considered an anti-pattern (and @kanitw is well aware of that) but there are some useful cases and you definitely need to make sure there are hints for what the lines/bars mean by coloring the marks and the corresponding titles.

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agreed! good catch @kanitw!

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