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Re:Comparing Covid-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is Like Comparing... by ModernMech on Friday May 01, 2020 @11:08AM (#23042709)
Dear god those charts are useless. Different scales all lined up next to each other, no clue as to the value of the bottom of the y axis, no clue as to what the baseline or the peak numbers are, no ability to actually inspect the data... Who are they hiring to do this nonsense at NYT?
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Re:Comparing Covid-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is Like Comparing... by ceejayoz on Friday May 01, 2020 @11:38AM (#23043130)
They're not intended for comparing chart to chart, there's a table with key numbers below, and links at the bottom to country-by-country, state-by-state, and "look up your city" options.

It's a "look at the spikes" illustration in the spot in an article a big photo would typically go.

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Re:Comparing Covid-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is Like Comparing... by pacala on Friday May 01, 2020 @11:30AM (#23043002)
Going to be charitable and hope the bottom of y axis is zero.
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