Friday, November 28, 2014
Gific graphs
Still thinking about econ and graphs ... The usual X-shaped graphs used by economists are just plain dumb. I've never managed to gather any information from them. Most of them don't even apply to reality, and they don't lead to any understanding.
Why not use animation? I've been using animated graphs in my courseware and (occasionally) here for a long time. SWF and GIF have been around for 20 years; there's no excuse for sticking to methods that work on paper.
Looked around to see if anyone had already done it. Only found ONE usable online example. Not the same way I'd do it, but works very nicely and definitely helps to learn the ideas.
Interactive economics from Dinesh Bakshi.
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