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Formatting Axes for Conceptually Similar Variables
When the variables plotted on the -axis and -axis of a scatterplot are conceptually similar and measured on the exact same scale—such as the same measure taken on two different occasions—researchers can emphasize this similarity by drawing both axes to be the exact same physical length.
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When plotting two conceptually similar variables that are measured on the exact same scale on a scatterplot, how can researchers visually emphasize this similarity?
To visually emphasize that two plotted variables are conceptually similar and measured on the identical scale, a researcher should draw one axis significantly longer than the other.