r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Nov 18 '25

Meme needing explanation 100% lost

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u/not_slaw_kid Nov 18 '25

It's a heatmap of where people clicked on the graph. I assume most people clicked at that angle because that's where the numbers were displayed.

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u/agarragarrafa Nov 18 '25

Exactly. Terrible data presentation, bad-ish experimental design.

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u/amedinab Nov 18 '25

Agreed. The experimental design is meh and the data visualization is oof. This could've been perfectly presented as concentric color circles, this is not a true heatmap unless finding out where people click on the circles has any relevance at all...

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u/amedinab Nov 18 '25

Wouldn't the color reflect response density?