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madredditscientist OP t1_iv4o2ac wrote

We never hear about broken or worn out products. The goal of r/productfails is to learn how products performed over their lifetime, where they break, and how to fix them.

Data: polls on r/productfails with 150 - 300 votes. I'm well aware that this data is not representative, but this is a good start to raise awareness about product longevity and repairability - more to come.

Tools: Canva

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underlander t1_iv5mos7 wrote

tip for folks starting out in data visualization: consider the nature of the variable when deciding how to plot it. Time bins here are rank-order, so they should be plotted in a way that depicts that rank order but also reflects the fact that they’re discrete (not a continuous flow, they’re chopped up). So, a bar chart is most appropriate. Pie charts are for qualitative variables (like separate categories).

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07Vette t1_iv64d6e wrote

Totally agree, left side should be bar chart. Right side can stay pie chart.

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Drewdroid99 t1_iv55k1w wrote

Does this take into consideration people buying new sets because they want an upgrade?

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anonkitty2 t1_iv8ajgq wrote

"Time to repair or failure: never. Issue: newer model looks better."

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