When you create a graph in Excel, the software automatically sizes the X and Y axis lines ... the vertical and horizontal axis to the same scale. The software adjusts the size and displays ...

The article includes several bar graphs. Figure 1 shows world population over time. I looked at Figure 1 and thought to myself, “What scale is he using?” I couldn’t imagine being able to ...

For example, some graph designers label the bars in bar graphs with data labels rather than including a scale. When I see a graph without a scale I take out my ruler and measure the heights of the ...