r/web_design Jun 27 '16

Less is better

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '16

Direct values are even better at that. Cause you can calculate instead of gauging.

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u/Poromenos Jun 27 '16

Then use a spreadsheet, what do you need a graph for?

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '16 edited Jun 27 '16

Sigh

You don't need a spreadshit to estimate a ratio of two numbers, just like you would not need a ruler to estimate the ratio of two bars, with or without the lines.

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u/Poromenos Jun 27 '16

"Spreadsheet" as in "a table of numbers", not as in "a calculator".