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> I'd like some ideas on displaying three variables on a piece of paper
> in such a way that the result is as easy to comprehend as two
> variables are in your basic x-y axis graph.
I kind of like the bar chart idea (evil, Geoff? Really, that's a little
harsh :) Nixing that, you could go with a stacked bar or a stacked
area graph.
A stacked element would work well if the 3 values under
consideration, when added together, indicate some overall quality of
the subject (e.g., fielding, basing & hitting = the overall ability of a
baseball player).
