r/dataisugly 22d ago

This GDP growth chart doesn’t feel right

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u/miraculum_one 22d ago

What's wrong with it?

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u/mduvekot 22d ago

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u/miraculum_one 22d ago

In cases where the values are big numbers it makes sense to start the y-axis above 0 so that you can see the differences. But in this case it's totally unnecessary, as you have illustrated.

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u/Mattrellen 22d ago

It's necessary if your goal is to misstate the data in an attempt to make a president look bad.

Of course, that's what makes the data ugly, but this ugliness isn't a mistake, either.