• TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Also a negative percent change from previous year is a wild thing to try and visualize as being bigger than the previous year but ok.

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      24 hours ago

      It’s ok: you only get this value every two years. That way, even though it’s a decrease from the previous year you have actually no idea whether the figure is higher than two years before

      • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 day ago

        Gotta make sure everyone is still angry about the kids smoking the devil’s lettuce. Dropping numbers are highly inconvenient when you’re trying to rile people up.

        See also: crime statistics.