Caveman@piefed.social to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoHeight Chartmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down113
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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-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.
If these women have such similar heights, what on earth is the point in showing the differences between them so misleadingly starkly?