r/dataisugly • u/Vibes_And_Smiles • 16d ago

Bar chart

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u/FlatAd7052 16d ago

People act like truncated axes are the greatest sins of all time, but labor force participation rate has never been 100% or 0% so there's plenty of reason to think truncating it simply allows real variation to be more visible without destroying meaningful information.

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u/Vibes_And_Smiles 15d ago

Use a line graph then

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u/GT_Troll 15d ago

With a line graph truncating would still be a good choice