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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The graph makes it look like there are 1000 athletes who are 69 yrs old

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

thought the same at first glance. maybe a dotted line would work better for that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

The bracket that represents the age range of Olympic athletes doesn't represent a true displacement because the scale essentially stops at 11 going down.