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[–] [email protected] 317 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I really don't like that the graphs aren't across the same period of time.

[–] [email protected] 119 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I didn't notice until you pointed it out. Because why wouldn't they be??

[–] [email protected] 54 points 9 months ago

Because there's lies, damned lies, and statistics...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

Presumably they are starting wherever the trend "started", although I'd like to see what it was doing before that to see if this is an unusual trend or not

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Because gaps in data are a thing? I dunno, it doesn't really seem to change the story or the outcome. Your concerns seem overblown.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago

Then attention should be drawn to the fact that the timelines are different. The data is presented in a misleading way and we should hold ourselves to a higher standard.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Axes should remain the same with the lines missing at parts where there are missing data. This makes it clear

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Omg I didn't even notice that. It's like the more you look at this the worse it gets.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing the data sets they used were collected at different start times and they didn't want to truncate it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

yes thats probably why but then maybe they should've left a white space instead