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this is a very rare case where nonzero axis is justifiable nevertheless >99% of cases where I am encountering nonzero axis it is misleading > The axis and sca
by matkoniecz 2y ago
this is a very rare case where nonzero axis is justifiable
nevertheless >99% of cases where I am encountering nonzero axis it is misleading
> The axis and scale should represent the useful range of values
this should not be confused for "range of values present in data"
often actually useful visualization would show that value barely changed - but it makes for more truthful and boring news, so is avoided
- Gormo 2y agoAny visualization that represents variation around a baseline value should use the baseline value as its axis, whether the baseline is zero or not.