It would be useful to be able to set this to 0 as false origins can lead to misleading data presentation.
Oddly, this doesn't happen with bar charts.
Does anyone else see this as a problem?
Line charts: Ability to remove false origin (y axis not starting at 0)
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When displaying a report as a line chart, the minimum value on the y-axis will default to just below the minimum value in the data (a false origin) rather than 0.
It would be useful to be able to set this to 0 as false origins can lead to misleading data presentation.
Oddly, this doesn't happen with bar charts.
Does anyone else see this as a problem?
It would be useful to be able to set this to 0 as false origins can lead to misleading data presentation.
Oddly, this doesn't happen with bar charts.
Does anyone else see this as a problem?
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Are there any special cases where you want to see an axis start at a false origin?
OR
Would you prefer the y-axis always starting at zero?
Thanks for posting
I can't think of a recent graph when I've used a false origin but it would be good to still have the option in case it's requested by our exec team. Generally though, I would prefer it starting at zero as default.
For example, if you wanted to show quarterly renewal percent and the values ranged between 92 and 95 percent. If you represented those values on a chart with a zero y-axis start point, they would all look close to identical, but if your y-axis ranged from 90 to 100, you'd see a much better distinction with the quarterly values.