How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

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It’s important for scientists to present their data in a accessible and comprehensible manner. However, the colour palettes commonly used to communicate information can also distort and misrepresent it.

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Radiology: Behind the Scenes

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Why you sometimes need to break the rules in data viz, by Rosamund Pearce

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How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

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How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

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The Rainbow Color Map - ROOT

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How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

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Rainbow Colormaps Are Not All Bad

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Why the Rainbow Color Map is Problematic, by Robin Thibaut

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End of the Rainbow? New Map Scale Is More Readable by People Who Are Color Blind

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Geodynamics The Rainbow Colour Map (repeatedly) considered harmful

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How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

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Rainbow Colormaps Are Not All Bad