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<p>Tantegerda1: /* Transcript */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2023<br /> | date = July 23, 2018<br /> | title = Y-Axis<br /> | image = y_axis.png<br /> | titletext = We've also developed the semi-semi-log scale, where the Y-axis for the left half of the graph is a log scale but on the right half it isn't.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> The graph shows an attempt to mislead readers by manipulating the y-axis scale of the graph in a creative manner. The y-axis at the left side the graph is normally spaced. However, the gridlines marking each 10% increment are not straight, but bunch up before reaching the first data point, resulting in a distorted effective y-axis for the rest of the graph. All the data points lie between the 10% and 20% gridlines, but a casual reader may not notice this and think that the graph uses the full 0% to 100% range.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the frame:]<br /> :People have wised up to the &quot;Carefully Chosen Y-Axis Range&quot; trick, so we misleading graph makers have had to get creative.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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