This is why I always played a Nord
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It actually is “to scale” but hilarity ensues when you swap the bars for body silhouettes and truncate the data to 5ft. You normally will truncate data like this when you’re looking to “zoom in” on the differences.
Uninformed pRedditors like to complain about data truncation (and other things, like correlation/causation dynamics) which is I guess why this graph showed up on r/mildlyinfuriating, when I personally would have classified it on r/fuckinghilarious if I still had an account
Here’s a blog post on data truncation:
https://digitalblog.ons.gov.uk/2016/06/27/does-the-axis-have-to-start-at-zero-part-1-line-charts/
It makes me picture those tiny dinosaurs from the later jurassic parks which hunt in packs to overwhelm, which I guess is what Indonesians are like
"Zoom in" is a funny way to say "intentionally mislead most viewers about how extreme the differences are." Because that's what it is used for much of the time, and the graphic demonstrates that quite clearly. (Heck, your own linked article says "you’re making an editorial decision to focus on the data in a different way, so take care not to mislead the reader." at the very beginning.)
At 5'2'' vs 6', that means the average Indonesian guy is about 86% of the average Dutch guy's height. Noticeably shorter, yes, but even if it was done with bars it would still make it look like the Dutch are twice as tall or something than the Indonesians. And the ridiculously absurd silhouettes just make it even worse.
I think everyone here understands that you're right and why you're right, but I think OP is just having some height-based fun.
Lmfao imagine downvoting someone obviously making a joke in addition to providing specialist insight. Lmoa even.
Is the graph to scale or not to scale? Do you acknowledge that graphs can start at numbers other than zero? Here’s a sock for you to cry into
It’s not to scale at all
The scale is there on the side of the screen tf are you idiots talking about “not to scale”