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We're talking about the top 90% of earners so it makes sense to enlarge the right side of the graph. They're trying to illustrate the huge changes in income fo
by jtbigwoo 16y ago
We're talking about the top 90% of earners so it makes sense to enlarge the right side of the graph. They're trying to illustrate the huge changes in income for every percentage point. A linear axis would be basically vertical at the right end.
- chris_atwood 16y agoI think a vertical line would show the point more clearly. The idea is that there is a lot more change at the top end than the rest, and a vertical line does that. Resolution does become an issue (I agree that showing the change from 99.5 to 99.9 is good and a linear scale makes seeing those points harder). A way around that is to have the graph scroll left to right -- which should be easy given that it is an interactive JS/flash graph widget.