To: Dr. Sivana
I never understood the value of word clouds. Just the big words stick out.
A list in ascending or descending order is far more clear.
WCs are a fad past the expiration date.
To: yesthatjallen; Dr. Sivana
Word clouds are simply a tool in the toolbox of visual display approaches for quantitative information. At least in this case they're using size and color to convey information.
This one - covering Napoleon's Russian march and retreat - is generally considered The Godfather of such tools - displaying six dimensions in one picture (and without a computer).

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11/13/2019 6:12:35 AM PST by
DoodleBob
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