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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 136 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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 85 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe whole Instance that went offline.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago

That's my guess to

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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 1 month ago
[–] Blaze@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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 1 month ago

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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 1 month ago

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

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month 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 1 month 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.