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> Furthermore, it appears Tufte is speaking specifically about
> quantitative materials.
> I'm not confident flags are quantitative.

The Tufte stuff is about not accidentally lying with pictures.  A
substantial portion of the book I quoted is devoted to recommending
text tables where graphics are commonly employed.  I think his
perspective can be applied generally to all forms of communication.


> Having said this, I agree with sl

Let's draft a time series.

sl