When you should use Logarithmic scales in your visuals

In today's video I will show you how you how logarithmic scales are useful and when you can use them to better visualize your data.
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[@erickcarbajal5052]

After watching a lot of log scale explanation videos, this is the one that finally did it for me. Thank you very much for that! I have two clarifying questions:
The growth rate is always comparing itself with the first data point, correct?
How did you calculate the "% change" column? Apologize for the basic questions.
Thanks again!

[@miguelp]

Simply put, in a log scale the slope has meaning, it shows the rate of change. In a linear scale, as you've shown, the slope does not show the growth rate. In fact if you had a constant growth stock it would be parabolic in a linear scale.

[@j.k6580]

will watch it again and again

[@gayandyou7940]

very interesting. Thank you for sharing!

[@pilarbaldominos2505]

This is a great great video... I hope you are doing more about stadistics topics! Thanks for your work!

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Sadistics??

[@pilarbaldominos2505]

@@CurbalDataLabs sorry misspelling 😂😂 stadistics!!!!! Apologies 😊

[@CurbalDataLabs]

😂😂 ok, got you

[@pilarbaldominos2505]

I think it will be very helpful to get a little bit more background on complex problems as normalization of data in no normal distribution. I am trying to score a list of customers to prioritise sellers workload. I have created a measure based on product fit, buy intent... Etc but my score is completely skew to low values. I know is a very specific example but maybe there are more people with my problem :)

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Noted :)

[@Ash-radio]

for the histograms , column B and C had so much difference on linear scale , but on log c is reaching almost 75 percent of B , how can that be ?

[@elrevesyelderecho]

Hi. Quick question. Which is better to use the logarithmic axis or create a measure with the daily % growth?

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Thatbis a great question :)
I would do % growth when the audience are business users and log scale for a more trained audience.
/Ruth

[@praveenkumar_0143]

Such a informative video I loved it and nice examples will definitely use log scale when needed thank you for the video Martinez!!!

[@CurbalDataLabs]

🥳

[@jokerface345]

thanks

[@ed2672]

thanks for sharing! it explains well!

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tuyoexcelypowerbi]

Muy buena explicación!!!!

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Gracias!

[@vida1719]

Great explanation.

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Thanks Vida!
/Ruth

[@stephen8374]

Gracias por la explicación muy clara!

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Un placer!

[@xRyou]

Thanks a lot!

[@dyksonsilva7763]

Amazing!!!

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Tha is!
/Vida

[@hanzo52]

Growth is not slowing down at all, it's at a constant 10% per month...

[@CurbalDataLabs]

Something that is constant is not growing right?

[@marc4117]

well explained but consider using a better mic, hard to understand with your accent

[@CurbalDataLabs]

It was done at home st the beginning of the pandemic 😊
If you put captions on it might help!