Recall the best repair move for common misleading-chart mechanisms.
Cropped bar repair The change is small but important, and a full-baseline bar makes it disappear. A high-level KPI moves by a few points. Repair line Use a dot plot or slopegraph with the exact delta rather than cropping the bar. Cropping the baseline to manufacture urgency. It keeps the small change visible without turning bar length into exaggeration. Dual-axis replacement Which repair matches the question? Choose the replacement by claim type, not by what fits in one chart. Missing denominator repair What do you add to a percentage? Add the base count, sample definition, and relevant segment split. Percentages…
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