RE: st: Think graphically, think logarithmically

[David Kantor <kantor.d@att.net>]

> > Many Statalist members may well have seen this before but
> >
> > http://www.xkcd.com/482/
> >
> > is a superb example of a graph with a logarithmic scale (and some more
> > or less random whimsy).
It has some resemblance to that iconic picture that appeared as a New 
Yorker cover -- with 9th and 10th Avenue in the foreground, then the 
Hudson River, then the rest of the US, then the Pacific Ocean and 
Japan off in the distance.
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