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Proper title: "How to lie with statistics" What is the scientific term for starting your x axis in a way that distorts the graph? I tried looking it up but cou
by csmeder 17y ago
Proper title: "How to lie with statistics"
What is the scientific term for starting your x axis in a way that distorts the graph? I tried looking it up but couldn't find it.
- jfarmer 17y agoTufte called it the "lie factor" and you can actually measure it. LF = (size of effect in graphics)/(size of effect in data).