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[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 64 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Also a negative percent change from previous year is a wild thing to try and visualize as being bigger than the previous year but ok.

[–] gbzm@piefed.social 15 points 1 month ago

It's ok: you only get this value every two years. That way, even though it's a decrease from the previous year you have actually no idea whether the figure is higher than two years before

[–] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh my God I didn't even notice that... Wtf

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago

Gotta make sure everyone is still angry about the kids smoking the devil's lettuce. Dropping numbers are highly inconvenient when you're trying to rile people up.

See also: crime statistics.