Diverging color schemes: Showing good data isn't enough; you need to show it well

Diverging color schemes: Showing good data isn't enough; you need to show it well I beg to disagree. Nelson's map is misleading and far from being “real”, although it does show accurate data. This is yet another example of how to build a dubious visualization using legitimate numbers. A much more truthful depiction of the results appeared in The New York Times (below). It improves on the imperfect