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> when different bases are being used for the axes. um... there is a constant for converting between any two log bases... so I have no clue what you are claimi

> when different bases are being used for the axes. um... there is a constant for converting between any two log bases... so I have no clue what you are claiming is wrong. It is a factor of 1.5849625007211563 for converting between log base 2 and log base 3... A log scale is a log scale is a log scale. There is no "log-base 3" or "log-base 2" scale.

minimaxir 11y ago
Would that factor still be valid since the X-Axis "log" is already being transformed by multiplying by 30k? That's what's really confusing me. (It might be so but that just makes interpretation way confusing and the article doesn't elaborate on that.) The Y axis (price to income) is derived from the X axis (income) as well, which will be affected by representing with different bases. I have no issues with log/logs for general visualization, but the use of it here seems like brute-force outlier identification which isn't representative of the typical relationship of California and other states. (Especially with a trendline)