The Cleveland dot plot is useful when using multiple variables, as it does not require the axis to start at zero, allowing for the use of a logarithmic axis. Wilkinson Dot Plot The Wilkinson dot ...

A dot plot is judged by its position along an axis; in this case, the horizontal or x axis. A bar chart is judged by the length of the bar. I don’t like using lengths with logarithmic scales.

I can then plot the log of the number vs. the day number. Here's what that looks like. Just to be clear—this is the same data as the first plot, but there is a big difference.