• @sharkwellington
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      11710 months ago

      I didn’t notice until you pointed it out. Because why wouldn’t they be??

      • @[email protected]
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        2410 months ago

        Presumably they are starting wherever the trend “started”, although I’d like to see what it was doing before that to see if this is an unusual trend or not

      • @[email protected]
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        -110 months ago

        Because gaps in data are a thing? I dunno, it doesn’t really seem to change the story or the outcome. Your concerns seem overblown.

        • @sharkwellington
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          2510 months ago

          Then attention should be drawn to the fact that the timelines are different. The data is presented in a misleading way and we should hold ourselves to a higher standard.

        • Repple (she/her)
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          1910 months ago

          Axes should remain the same with the lines missing at parts where there are missing data. This makes it clear

          • @Maggoty
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            110 months ago

            That’s funny, because that’s exactly what they did.

    • @fidodo
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      510 months ago

      I’m guessing the data sets they used were collected at different start times and they didn’t want to truncate it

      • stebo
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        810 months ago

        yes thats probably why but then maybe they should’ve left a white space instead