Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that 85% of the bar graphs used in top physiology journals in 2014 were used for the wrong purpose. If you have a discrete variable (“yes or no”), put it in a bar graph. If you have a continuous variable (test scores from 50-100) don’t divide them into quartiles, average the quartile, and put those averages in a bar graph. The show is also about techno trousers, double chins, and the new ACP guidelines on Pap smears.
Tip: According to the American College of Physicians, for average risk women, screening Pap smears should begin at age 21 and be done every three years until age 65. Talk about this with your doctor.
Links:
New Scientist report on the techno trousers
The BabySeq project at Harvard. How far in advance do we want to know our risks?