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Korwinga t1_izh32ez wrote

Reply to comment by JoHeWe in [OC] How to spot misleading charts? I would like to hear your opinion on the subject, also any tips design-wise? by dark_o3

Temperature is another one. Unless you're doing experiments at absolute zero, 0 degrees K shouldn't be on your graph.

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marsman t1_izizcu7 wrote

It's often true if you want to show the differences between similarly (usually large..) numbers. Whether it is misleading or not tends to be in the presentato and context. The same applies to things like log scales etc...

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Elocai t1_izjzzcj wrote

The moment you compare those temperature, either in graph or in percent, you need to switch to K first.

10°C is not half as cold as 20°C

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