Edward Tufte coined the term “lie factor” to refer to the ratio of the size of the effect shown in a graph to the size of the effect shown in the data. The baseline is the bottom of the Y-axis, repres...Edward Tufte coined the term “lie factor” to refer to the ratio of the size of the effect shown in a graph to the size of the effect shown in the data. The baseline is the bottom of the Y-axis, representing the least number of cases that could have occurred in a category. A line graph is essentially a bar graph with the tops of the bars represented by points joined by lines (the rest of the bar is suppressed).
Edward Tufte coined the term “lie factor” to refer to the ratio of the size of the effect shown in a graph to the size of the effect shown in the data. The baseline is the bottom of the Y-axis, repres...Edward Tufte coined the term “lie factor” to refer to the ratio of the size of the effect shown in a graph to the size of the effect shown in the data. The baseline is the bottom of the Y-axis, representing the least number of cases that could have occurred in a category. A line graph is essentially a bar graph with the tops of the bars represented by points joined by lines (the rest of the bar is suppressed).