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Decline of percentage 30 year olds whom are both married and homeowners since 1950 (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by powerstruggle@sh.itjust.works to c/stupidpol@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

W a t?

It's clearly labeled.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

It’s deceptive. Starting at 11 makes the low point look like 0.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

I mean there's a very clear trend and it's not like they're showing a 2-10% difference here and hiding that. Going from 51/52% it looks like to about 13% may as well be zero.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes. The axis requires reading. And numbers.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Look how much more popular I am than the other guy!

It’s literally a Tucker Carlson deception tactic.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 4 points 2 months ago

In scientific studies, having the axis match the results is standard behavior. I don't at all think this representation is misleading, especially as the change was significant.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Technically I guess but they're not trying to blow up a 1% difference it's still 55 to 15 that's huge. I don't think in this case they're trying to be deceptive they're just showing the relevant part without a bunch of dead space in the chart

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Huh, I guess I was too focused on the 75% decrease to notice.