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.
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.
PB4UGAME t1_izgdobw wrote
What if you make the Y axis negative, so something that looks bigger is actually smaller?
danielv123 t1_izivnsf wrote
How about a bar graph with split Y axis?
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