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To: LLCF who wrote (108230)	6/12/2001 10:56:11 AM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Respond to of 436258

...so why use log charts?? Cause with a hammer in your hand, you gotta look for nails and forge them into a linear shape. Some useful hints: a) Dont show original data with the curve - no need to boast. b) Log data again, if necessary. Eventually they are bound to get linear. c) Make sure you got more than one point. Two is perfect. dj PS: this is very probably unfair - I dont know the original data -. Im just writing down my sad practical experience with flunky graphs.

To: LLCF who wrote (108230)	6/12/2001 11:01:03 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

DAK - Yea, so why use log charts?? Because a linear chart cannot help but distort anything that has a range of greater than 10:1. It overemphasizes any changes that occurs when the value is high and hides any changes that occurs when the value is low. The log chart provides a constant change in height for a given percentage change, no matter what the actual value is. It is the percentage change which represents real investment results. Regards, Don