Misleading Graphs Criticism

The cluster consists of comments criticizing graphs and charts in an article or post for being misleading, with complaints about axes not starting at zero, distorted scales, missing labels, and poor visual design that exaggerates changes or hides data accurately.

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Sample Comments

mrswag Dec 30, 2016 View on HN

The graphics are misleading, the Y axis is stretched to make the change look big.

CincinnatiMan Aug 14, 2020 View on HN

Not a fan of the graphs not starting at zero. Feels disingenuous.

juskrey Aug 21, 2013 View on HN

Your graphic representation is highly misleading.

JyB Jul 10, 2019 View on HN

You are skipping over the fact that the chart is highly misleading.

julienreszka May 11, 2022 View on HN

It's just a misleading graph.

snaky May 4, 2013 View on HN

What exactly is misleading in that graph?

lachances Jan 4, 2012 View on HN

Pretty sure the graph proportions are off and misleading.

Etheryte Dec 18, 2023 View on HN

That graph does not mean what you think it means.

petercooper Sep 2, 2012 View on HN

Too many inaccuracies in that graphic to be credible :-(

nates May 2, 2012 View on HN

Your graphs appear to be very misleading. There is little to be learned from the data. Learn some Data analysis and learn how to not provide bias via graphs.