Condensing all differences between the data being compared into a one-dimensional axis can present chart readers with problems of interpretation when there are very big differences – of many orders of magnitude – in the data being presented.
Smith, Alan. How Charts Work (p. 35). Pearson Education. Kindle Edition.
this issue of extreme magnitudes as the “Jupiter/Pluto problem” – but perhaps the “Sun/Pluto problem” might be a better label for it.
Smith, Alan. How Charts Work (p. 35). Pearson Education. Kindle Edition.
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