But logarithmic charts space the price levels on the horizontal axis differently to reflect the percentage size of the move. A move from $10 to $20 is 100%, ...

On the logarithmic chart, I would connect the bottom made in 2003 with the bottom made in 2008, and draw a parallel line across the high made in 2008. Use that trend channel as a guide.

In the log chart, the final dot looks like it’s at around 60-70,000 deaths or so. It’s not, of course, because the the distance between 10K and 100K increases on a log scale just like the rest ...

Bitcoin and crypto have been growing and behaving logarithmically. Crudely, that is a compound growth of 26% per time period. Ten periods of 26% gets you to a total 1,000%.

Developed in 2014, it takes the past performance of the king of crypto and projects it forward using a logarithmic chart. This smooths out some of the intense volat. Click here to read the full story.

The kind of chart you’re looking at also matters. Peaks are even harder to see if charts use a logarithmic scale, which many COVID-19 visualizations do.

Both linear and logarithmic charts will use the same x-axis dates for their charting. A linear price scale can also be known as an arithmetic chart.

Odds are you haven't used logarithms since your teacher introduced them to you in high school mathematics, if you can remember back that far.