Graphs that are not drawn to scale mislead the reader. This post shows another example of a graph where the visual representation of the numbers is not proportional to the numbers themselves.

The representation of numbers in graphs should be proportional to the numbers themselves. Otherwise, they mislead or deceive. Examples of misleading graphs not drawn to scale and a figure with ...

Purdue withdrew the chart from the promotional materials, but the log scale chart remains in OxyContin's official labeling -- you can see it on page 6 of this document. Purdue opposes the case.

For a business owner, Microsoft Excel 2010 is an excellent program for creating charts and graphs to show changes in various aspects of the business. However, the program is only effective if you ...

The data look very different when plotted on what is called a logarithmic scale. In a typical graph, values on the ... then 100, then 1,000, then 10,000 and so on. (The interval doesn’t have ...

How to Make Your Graph to the Same Scale on a Vertical & Horizontal Axis in Excel. When you create a graph in Excel, the software automatically sizes the X and Y axis lines, so the data you want ...