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 ...

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 ...

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 ...