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Well obviously the y-range is different! That's the whole point! The data is identical though.

A logarithmic graphs show differences (i.e. growth or decline) between values, while a linear graph shows absolute values (i.e. what fraction out of a whole).

You do not need multiple orders of magnitude to make logarithmic worthwhile. What matters is the kind of data (change in value, or absolute portion of a whole), not the range.




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