So much for trying hard to bring data to life and make it easier to use. Some research generated a raft of articles recently that essentially argue for making things less accessible and harder to read!
"If a piece of information is very easy to process (e.g., in large Arial font), we may be over-confident in how well we've retained that information—and more likely to skim it—, while information that's presented in a more challenging fashion (e.g., small Comic Sans MS font) forces us to read more carefully and think more deeply about the material."
http://m.lifehacker.com//5795705/improve-your-learning-and-remember-things-better-by-switching-font-styles
Now I feel terrible for wasting so much time trying to make data clear and simple to use. I should have stuck to complex charts and equations all along :)
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