Briefle words · Data & charts
Inverted axis
A value axis drawn with its smallest value at the top, used when a lower number is better, such as ranks, positions or error rates.
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Line chart of the show's weekly category rank over eight weeks with a takeaway title. Ranks are ordinal data, so use an inverted axis with #1 at the top and ticks at #1, #5, #10, #15, and label the final position at the line end.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Podcast rank chart”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Category-rank trend on a podcast analytics dashboard for an independent show.
Why: B's tick labels run #1, #5, #10, #15 from top to bottom; A's run the other way, so the #2 finish sits near the floor.
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