Caveman@piefed.social to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoHeight Chartmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1377arrow-down114
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minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-22 months agoHeights are potentially a good example of that. Iirc, the standard deviation of height is only about 3 inches (for women), so doing the full y-axis would make small differences between groups impossible to visually compare.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoHow about a chart starting at 0, then cropping the bottom ¾ − not showing the full body but with heads in proportion?
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIf these women have such similar heights, what on earth is the point in showing the differences between them so misleadingly starkly?
Heights are potentially a good example of that. Iirc, the standard deviation of height is only about 3 inches (for women), so doing the full y-axis would make small differences between groups impossible to visually compare.
How about a chart starting at 0, then cropping the bottom ¾ − not showing the full body but with heads in proportion?
If these women have such similar heights, what on earth is the point in showing the differences between them so misleadingly starkly?