When you create a graph in Excel, the software automatically ... settings and set the vertical and horizontal axis to the same scale. The software adjusts the size and displays an even square ...

The article includes several bar graphs. Figure 1 shows world population over time. I looked at Figure 1 and thought to myself, “What scale is he using?” I couldn’t imagine being able to ...

We judge the value of a point on a line by its position along a scale. This judgment does not depend on zero. Even if you think you judge a bar graph by the position of the top of the bar ...

The scale on the left graph is inappropriate. The numbers go up higher than necessary on both axes. This means the points are squashed into a small part of the graph area and are difficult to read ...