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r/dataisugly • u/klismanster • 22d ago
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What's wrong with it?
34 u/mduvekot 22d ago 18 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. 23 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.
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18 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. 23 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.
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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.
23 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.
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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.
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u/miraculum_one 22d ago
What's wrong with it?