The pie chart is headlined, "Look closely at this chart of federal spending." It says spending on the "military" accounts for 57 percent of the federal dollar, with other categories ranging from 1 ...

So when CNBC posted a pie chart, breaking down the budget of a successful 25-year-old who makes an appalling $100,000 a year and is “excellent with money,” it, well…no, it didn’t go well.

Arrow charts and slope charts are alternatives to multiple pie charts when the data consist of the values or the percentage breakdown of several categories for two time periods.

Another good example of a useful pie chart comes from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which is trying to show that we don’t have an “entitlement society” in which able-bodied ...

Q: What about Ben & Jerry’s chart saying 50% of federal spending is military? A: Not true. The real figure is 19.4%. FULL QUESTION In my area [New Hampshire] there is a sticker that has appeared ...