1967: "Violin Plots"

[cheweytoo]

Title text: "Strictly speaking, 'violin' refers to the internal structure of the data. The external portion visible in the plot is called the 'viola.'"

Oh my. I laughed, loudly. And I don't think I'll be able to say "viola" with a straight face ever again...

[Envelope Generator]

A pie chart is not very suggestive of any visualization type but a violin plot is? I can't find the joke in this one...

[StClair]

Female anatomy.

Spoiler:

"They look like c**ts."

[rhomboidal]

Personally, I don't think any of them really resembles a turnip at all.

[Mikeski]

I'm not saying there have been too many grad students on this project, I'm just saying the results look more like a double-bass plot.

[TheEngineer]

I'm not sure which is more disturbing - the rectangular aperture or the light at the end of the tunnel.

[qvxb]

Lights at ends of tunnels were observed by Presidents and generals in Vietnam 50 years ago.

[Soupspoon]

Personally, I don't think any of them really resembles a turnip at all.

Or Baldrick's penis, come to that.

[Moose Anus]

A pie chart is not very suggestive of any visualization type but a violin plot is? I can't find the joke in this one...

Yeah, pie charts are very suggestive. https://i.imgur.com/QgFUtAs.jpg

[cellocgw]

For those who missed part of the joke,

Here is a small collection of viola-related data.

[cellocgw]

For those who missed part of the joke,

Here is a small collection of viola-related data.

ETA -- So, what's the X-axis?

[speising]

Hey, today is π day, not violin day!

[cellocgw]

Hey, today is π day, not violin day!

so you're saying we should tune to specified values of 2 π ω and not ν ?

[DanAxtell]

And violinists have to be able to say "f-hole" with a straight face. This XKCD isn't helping. I'm glad I play trombone.

You know, even Hugh Hefner objected when things started looking "too gynecological."

[Jorpho]

The real question here is, what sort of data can you visualize with a Georgia O'Keeffe painting?

[Soupspoon]

And violinists have to be able to "f-hole" with a straight face. This XKCD isn't helping. I'm glad I play trombone.

You mean the instrument that you can slide in, and out, and in, and out, to produce a lot of noises. And if that's too much effort, just vibrate your mouth differently against the hole, it's surprising and at least as pleasurable. One way or another, you can just show off and swing your bell end/knob around while you're doing it.

I'd say you clearly have fun in the sackbut That's the old English name for it.

[DanAxtell]

.... I'm glad I play trombone.

You mean the instrument that you can slide in, and out, and ....

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it grows from 3 3/4' long to 6' long using 7 positions. When it's full extended, "B natural."

And, yes, I am compensating for something.

I maintain that it's a lovely sound and way better than those old stringed instruments.

[Cougar Allen]

[TheEngineer]

Hmm ... perhaps it's the beard

[clockworkbookreader]

And violinists have to be able to "f-hole" with a straight face. This XKCD isn't helping. I'm glad I play trombone.

You mean the instrument that you can slide in, and out, and in, and out, to produce a lot of noises. And if that's too much effort, just vibrate your mouth differently against the hole, it's surprising and at least as pleasurable. One way or another, you can just show off and swing your bell end/knob around while you're doing it.

I'd say you clearly have fun in the sackbut That's the old English name for it.

you sir, get 2 points.

[DanAxtell]

Probably because of XKCD, lookups for "violin plot" have spiked on Google Trends. Now that no one can unsee the XKCD 1967 image, I predict people will avoid violin plots for the same reason that no one wanted to be seen in an Edsel:

Ford's blunder with its Edsel grille styling could have been worse, I realize after reading the title text. Ford bought Volvo Cars in 1999 and could have waited to use that brand name for the car with the so-called "horse-collar" grille.

[Soupspoon]

Ford bought Volvo Cars in 1999

Imagine if that hadn't been two 'o's… :p

/blows raspberry and goes back to pretending not to play kiss-chase in the playground.