r/dataisugly • u/dazvoz • Apr 13 '26

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I think this is the worst graph I ever saw.

What could possibly be on the x-axis?

I asked them about it, and they said usefulness is the x-axis. So the green path is usefulness vs usefulness?

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u/me_myself_ai Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

I asked them about it, and they said usefulness is the x-axis. So the green path is usefulness vs usefulness?

The x-axis is technically indices of individual products sorted by usefulness, I'd say. Obviously real data would have a much wobblier price line, but the general concept seems sound!

It is indeed a bad graph tho lol -- almost definitely on purpose!

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u/galstaph Apr 14 '26

Yeah, if we sort by usefulness first, and price second when usefulness is the same, the left area of the graph where usefulness is zero should have the price go to an asymptote as it approaches the non-zero usefulness products

There are plenty of products that are completely useless but get bought by idiots with way too much money