commentary · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
violin plots should not exist
Angela Collier · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2023–2026).
SignalTube analysis
There are too few matching commentary videos tagged Data visualization & information design for a stable peer comparison. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders across 2 recommendation months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
50% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2023–2026; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
- Channel / speaker
- Angela Collier
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2023–2026
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
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The comparison cohort uses other commentary videos in Data visualization & information design. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| violin plots should not existCurrent video | 2 | 2 | 50% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| Sonification & The Problem with Making Music from Datacommentary · Tantacrul | 2 | 2 | 67% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| ✖️Coronavirus TIMELINEcommentary · Nathan Rich | 0 | 0 | 0% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Plotnine”. Its short rationale: Extended rant against violin plots.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “I've stopped using box plots (2021)”. Its short rationale: Great rant on why violin plots aren't better.
The archive classifies this as a critical mention in “I've stopped using box plots (2021)”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.