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AbouBenAdhem t1_izflj2q wrote

> Starting Y-axis near the lowest value can make insignificant differences look massive

It’s worse than that: if you’re just comparing two values, the resultant graph will look exactly the same regardless of what the input values are. The graph is conveying no information whatsoever.

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spiral8888 t1_izfti8d wrote

I'd say you're almost right. The graph would still tell if A bigger than B or B is bigger than A. By juggling the Y-axis you can't hide this.

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PB4UGAME t1_izgdobw wrote

What if you make the Y axis negative, so something that looks bigger is actually smaller?

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