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Re:The Evolution of Bitcoin Hardware [pdf] by yorwba on Friday February 02, 2018 @08:09AM (#16290230)
Using log charts is appropriate for data that spans multiple orders of magnitude. I don't know why you complain about distortion, unless you think the data itself is wrong?
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Re:The Evolution of Bitcoin Hardware [pdf] by doots on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:10PM (#16292668)
The log chart is used to hide volatility.
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Re:The Evolution of Bitcoin Hardware [pdf] by yorwba on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:54PM (#16293144)
I guess it depends on how you are used to eyeball volatility, but for relative swings (percentages) log charts are actually best, since constant differences in the chart correspond to constant percentages.
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