clear-charts
Clear Charts
A chart is a decision interface. Optimize the comparison a reader must make, not the form requested or the statistically most interesting pattern.
Do not begin with chart type. Establish the decision, reader, question, perceptual task, and evidence needed. Treat the requested form as a hypothesis. When several forms are defensible, compare what each makes easy, what it hides, and what would make it fail.
Prioritize comprehension and integrity before polish. Recommend the smallest intervention that fixes the root problem. Preserve a strong chart explicitly; criticism is not the default outcome.
clear-tables owns exact-value retrieval and dense tables. clear-diagrams owns processes and non-quantitative relationships. clear-dashboards owns multi-view environments. clear-explainers owns narrative sequencing and explanatory interaction. Use those skills when available; do not copy their rules here.