Graphs that are not drawn to scale mislead the reader. This post shows another example of a graph where the visual representation of the numbers is not proportional to the numbers themselves.

The representation of numbers in graphs should be proportional to the numbers themselves. Otherwise, they mislead or deceive. Examples of misleading graphs not drawn to scale and a figure with ...

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 ...