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Why should it start at specifically zero though? Growth can be, and often is, negative. Shouldn't it start at -50 to be sure? The point of the chart is exactly
by endless1234 7y ago
Why should it start at specifically zero though? Growth can be, and often is, negative. Shouldn't it start at -50 to be sure? The point of the chart is exactly to show ("exaggerate") the difference in values!
- govg 7y ago0 is merely a convenient numerical value that also has business meaning - no growth. You can then contrast any numerical value with this, 10% meaning it grew by a fraction of .1, and so on. For most percentage quantities, it usually makes sense to start at 0 if that has some business meaning.
- ilikehurdles 7y ago0.1% has business meaning, as does -1000%, for what it's worth.