ios-personmd-notifications md-help-circle

Profile

  • Guest
    medal 0
  • Posts: 21
  • Post Likes: 3765

Notifications

  • No Unread Notifications

Suggested
The bar chart on the strategy page is too ambiguous.

warning
This thread is closed. Threads older than 6 weeks are closed automatically. To continue this discussion, create a new thread.
angle-double-left ios-arrow-back 1 ios-arrow-forward angle-double-right
md-lock This topic has been closed by the moderator
medal 5291
97 days ago
For context, the chart illustrates projections for certain performance aspects, relative to the conditions of a particular circuit. A rating for every aspect is conveyed with a bar that varies in length and is conditionally formatted on a color scale, (i.e. 'short bar = red', 'long bar = green', and 'in-between bar = amber''. 

When managers initially see the chart, they likely begin by analyzing the bar that corresponds with 'Overtaking'. In this case, the intended meaning seems pretty straightforward, since one can reasonably infer that 'long green bar' equates to "many overtaking opportunities", and 'short red bar' to "few overtaking opportunities"; however, an issue emerges when this concept is used to analyze the other aspects.

Case in point: If the rating for 'Road Bumpiness' is shown as 'short red bar', then the equivalent interpretation is, "few road bumpiness", or more properly, "smooth track surface"... However, the color of a short bar is red, which is not representative of a "smooth track surface"... So, perhaps the length of the bar is actually a reflection of car performance, relative to the aspect. Under this assumption, a 'short red bar' equates to "Poor performance, due to 'Road Bumpiness'", or more concisely, "bumpy track surface".  

The solution could be as simple as making every bar the same color, regardless of length, but that will depend on what they actually represent.
md-quotelink
medal 5839
96 days ago

Nicholas
For context, the chart illustrates projections for certain performance aspects, relative to the conditions of a particular circuit. A rating for every aspect is conveyed with a bar that varies in length and is conditionally formatted on a color scale, (i.e. 'short bar = red', 'long bar = green', and 'in-between bar = amber''. 

When managers initially see the chart, they likely begin by analyzing the bar that corresponds with 'Overtaking'. In this case, the intended meaning seems pretty straightforward, since one can reasonably infer that 'long green bar' equates to "many overtaking opportunities", and 'short red bar' to "few overtaking opportunities"; however, an issue emerges when this concept is used to analyze the other aspects.

Case in point: If the rating for 'Road Bumpiness' is shown as 'short red bar', then the equivalent interpretation is, "few road bumpiness", or more properly, "smooth track surface"... However, the color of a short bar is red, which is not representative of a "smooth track surface"... So, perhaps the length of the bar is actually a reflection of car performance, relative to the aspect. Under this assumption, a 'short red bar' equates to "Poor performance, due to 'Road Bumpiness'", or more concisely, "bumpy track surface".  

The solution could be as simple as making every bar the same color, regardless of length, but that will depend on what they actually represent.


I wouldn’t overanalyse this, imo its just to give a general idea of what the track is like. Could become more important with wheel 2 wheel coming up, idk.
md-quotelink
medal 5291
95 days ago
I appreciate your response.  My point is that the chart does not give a general idea of what the track is like for 3 out of 4 categories. That's why I detailed how one can use deductive reasoning to analyze the bar for 'Road bumpiness' and arrive at opposite conclusions. 
md-quotelink
medal 5506
62 days ago
I agree with this. I've also struggled to work out whether a longer bar means more tyre wear or favourable tyre wear. It's not clear at all. 
md-quotelink
md-lock This topic has been closed by the moderator
angle-double-left ios-arrow-back 1 ios-arrow-forward angle-double-right

You must be logged in to post a reply.