> [...] we find that the group who read the information on a logarithmic scale has a much lower level of comprehension of the graph: only 40.66% of them could r

> [...] we find that the group who read the information on a logarithmic scale has a much lower level of comprehension of the graph: only 40.66% of them could respond correctly to a basic question about the graph (whether there were more deaths in one week or another), contrasted to 83.79% of respondents on the linear scale. > Admittedly, we cannot know which policy preferences are superior. However, we do know that unlike the people who saw the graph on a logarithmic scale, the people exposed to a linear scale graph can form their preferences based on information that they can understand better. While they're using pandemic data, they're asking people about their basic understanding of data in the graph.