[OC] How to spot misleading charts? I would like to hear your opinion on the subject, also any tips design-wise? Submitted by dark_o3 t3_zg7pck on December 8, 2022 at 6:51 PM in dataisbeautiful 174 comments 3,858
realzequel t1_izfoddp wrote on December 8, 2022 at 7:38 PM I've seen a lot of charts in my time but never seen a double y-axis. Is that a thing? Permalink 1 DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_izfsans wrote on December 8, 2022 at 8:03 PM Definitely! Especially with mixed charts (bar and line) or two different units (e.g. price and quantity). But they're not terribly common. Permalink Parent 4 MrMitchWeaver t1_izhpvhn wrote on December 9, 2022 at 4:37 AM Extremely common. One of the two series will clarify RHS to let you know that its axis is the one on the right. I've even seen charts with three or more Y axes like two on each side. Permalink Parent 2
DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_izfsans wrote on December 8, 2022 at 8:03 PM Definitely! Especially with mixed charts (bar and line) or two different units (e.g. price and quantity). But they're not terribly common. Permalink Parent 4
MrMitchWeaver t1_izhpvhn wrote on December 9, 2022 at 4:37 AM Extremely common. One of the two series will clarify RHS to let you know that its axis is the one on the right. I've even seen charts with three or more Y axes like two on each side. Permalink Parent 2
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