Junk Charts has a great piece called The Earth Institute needs a graphics advisor on the World Happiness Report.
Junk Charts has valid criticisms happiness pie chart for the people of Bhutan but when you see the choices:
- Health
- Ecological diversity and resilience
- Pyschological well being
- Community vitality
- Living standards
- Time use
- Cultural diversity and resilience
- Good Governance
- Education
No way to include sex, drugs or rock-n-roll?
Sometimes you don’t need a lot of technical training to know a survey is completely bogus.
Be brave enough to point out an expensive marketing survey was a complete and utter failure. Easier if it was someone else’s idea/project but will earn you high marks in any case. Just don’t repeat the failure.