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[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 135 points 5 months ago

That graph is so misleading. Makes it look like almost all the users disappeared but the Y axis only covers a small range at the top.

[-] Steve@communick.news 86 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The full range is about 5.5%. So while it is misleading, a 5% drop in a graph that consistent isn't nothing. Something substantial absolutly changed

[-] ademir@lemmy.eco.br 32 points 5 months ago

Maybe whole Instance that went offline.

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 12 points 5 months ago

That's my guess to

[-] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Cool then it should be 5.5% of the visual space for it to not be misleading. But it’s represented much larger. And OP is (edit to sound less mean) not updating the post sooo…

I call shade

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 35 points 5 months ago
[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 25 points 5 months ago

Exactly. Not the over a million that it looks like at a glance.

The user count isn't helpful anyway, active users is a much better measure.

[-] ademir@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 5 months ago
[-] Blaze@feddit.org 12 points 5 months ago

I captured the graph with the number after the decrease at the bottom right to try to show the number of lost users, but I see where you come from

[-] lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 5 months ago

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

no it's not?

you can see the axes and op even mentions that it's a 5% drop

the graph is clearly just fitted to the data

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 11 points 5 months ago

I edited the title after their comment, it wasn't that clear at the beginning

[-] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 months ago

In my classes on analytics, we were taught to prefer using normalised axes starting at 0 to more accurately put changes into perspective.

[-] ThomasLadder_69@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

the graph is clearly just fitted to the data

That's the problem. It's heavily skewed when compared to the greater overall engagement statistics.

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