tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2725735715019516741..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Personal Income for American Men and WomenJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-19531839022893635412019-09-12T01:34:41.951-04:002019-09-12T01:34:41.951-04:00Awful, manipulative, dishonest chart design - the ...Awful, manipulative, dishonest chart design - the chart for men doesn't start at $0 and go up to $30, it instead starts at $20 and goes up to $50.<br /><br />The endpoint of the graph for women <b><i>looks</i></b> really high in comparison to the endpoint of the graph for men - until you note that the actual numbers. Women top out at just above $25 in 2018, which is <b><i>roughly equal to where the men started out sixty five years ago in 1954</i></b>.<br /><br />It's also manipulative in the focus on percent change. Percentages are larger when you start with smaller numbers. Give $5 to a person who has $100 already, and that's a 5% increase. But give the exact same $5 to a person who has $200 already, and that's only a 2.5% increase. Both parties saw equal gains, but someone judging purely off percentages gained would think the poorer party somehow gained more.<br /><br />Stop linking to dishonest charts, John. It's a bad habit of yours that needs to stop. You need to do a better job of vetting your sources, because they're making a fool out of you.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com