alleryStart learning →Why do bar charts usually start the bars from zero?
ASmall gaps would look much bigger
BBars could not be coloured
CData would need weights
DBars would turn into slices
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Small gaps would look much bigger
A non-zero start makes values that are nearly equal seem to differ greatly in bar length.
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