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    1 year ago

    Graphs that don’t start the y axis at 0 are shitty at conveying information

    If you know how to read a graph, then it doesn’t matter if the y-axis includes zero

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        1 year ago

        I think completing pre-algebra (generally taught in middle school or high school) is sufficient to understand a table.

        And if you can understand a table, then you can understand a graph with a y axis break.

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            1 year ago

            I think you underestimate your customers.

            A 10 day weather forecast typically includes a graph with a y-axis break. It is meant for the general public, and most people have no difficulty interpreting it.