A very interesting thread on how subtle changes can have pretty substantial effects on charts, interpretations, etc.

Great stuff from @jburnmurdoch and @ftdata https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...
I had never heard of cubic splines before this thread so I decided to try them out for myself. I now very much understand why FT is opting to use them for their coronavirus charts (at least for now).
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