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DATA-VISUALIZATION5 MIN READ

Find The Inflated Axis

Identify a truncated axis as a higher-risk distortion than ordinary decoration.

Realistic editorial photograph of a finance conference room with a presenter facing a large blank projection screen showing abstract vertical bar shapes and subtle grid shapes, executives seated around a dark table, clean white wall, space for hotspot overlays, no text, words, letters, numerals, logos. A finance slide shows vertical bars whose baseline is clipped close to the bar bottoms, making a small revenue change look large. Other visible issues include heavy gridlines, a large decorative brand block, and one bright accent bar. Finance prep: the chart looks more dramatic than the data is. Tap the issue that most threatens…

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