Without context, data have no meaning. Fact: There's an increase in subway felonies from the year before. But, a run chart with more data tells a very different story. Crime is much lower than previous decades and now fluctuates around a lower average. #plothedotspic.twitter.com/s6yRFZDB4G
“Are we in those “Wiggles of False Hope”? Who knows...” (@martinkl)The "Process Behavior Chart" method can tell us if there are wiggles (noise or fluctuation) or meaningful signals that growth is taking off. See my book "Measures of Success" for more.martin.kleppmann.com/2010/12/…