As this is data is beautiful: I think the graph should stop when the data stops, or indicate the transition visually from real data to projected data. A dotted line would be a common way to do this on a line graph. Even with the text box explaining that there is a projection involved, I think that it's visually misleading.
Imagine Trump's red area were only 1/4 the width. It would indicate to me that there is not yet enough data to make a strong conclusion about how the number of abortions changed throughout the term.
![image showing [OC] USA Abortion Rate, by President](5a8cf9ab-de7b-5abc-86c6-6c4e32c3a202.jpg)
PuppyJitsuka on June 11st, 2020 at 13:16 UTC »
Wow, 1 in 5 is a surprisingly high rate.
ABetterToday on June 11st, 2020 at 16:15 UTC »
As this is data is beautiful: I think the graph should stop when the data stops, or indicate the transition visually from real data to projected data. A dotted line would be a common way to do this on a line graph. Even with the text box explaining that there is a projection involved, I think that it's visually misleading.
Imagine Trump's red area were only 1/4 the width. It would indicate to me that there is not yet enough data to make a strong conclusion about how the number of abortions changed throughout the term.
scottevil110 on June 11st, 2020 at 19:11 UTC »
2018-2020 shouldn't be projected at all. Leave the data intact and let them speak for themselves.