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Patterns over time, folks.

Resources

• Strategies for Avoiding the Spaghetti Graph by Cole Nussbaumer
• Line Graph page on BetterEvaluation

Examples

• New Orleanians’ king cake consumption over time
• When people around the world go to the movies most
• Obama’s job rating higher than Bush’s, below Clinton’s, on par with Reagan’s
• Number of measles cases over time
• Mortgage rates have fallen sharply
• Visits to doctors’ offices for flu-like symptoms

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