April 2, 2010
The CDC commits a data visualization atrocity.  The content of the image suggests that 1 out of every 13 people has HIV.  This is more like 1 out of every 300 in reality, according to the CDC’s own website ( http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm#hivest )

The CDC commits a data visualization atrocity.  The content of the image suggests that 1 out of every 13 people has HIV.  This is more like 1 out of every 300 in reality, according to the CDC’s own website ( http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm#hivest )

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