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Timeline for Line chart vs Area chart - NOIR

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Jun 30, 2013 at 20:40 vote accept Domajno
Jun 28, 2013 at 10:00 comment added Scortchi The baseline doesn't have to be zero. It could be e.g. 20°C for an area chart showing heating/cooling degree days. But your argument seems right - there's no sense in emphasizing an area under a curve when the product of the variables on the two axes doesn't have a meaningful interpretation. On the other hand, does it do any positive harm?
Jun 28, 2013 at 9:52 answer added Nick Cox timeline score: 8
Jun 28, 2013 at 9:23 history edited Scortchi CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jun 28, 2013 at 10:12
Jun 28, 2013 at 8:48 history asked Domajno CC BY-SA 3.0