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Default How to choose a scale for the SECOND Y-Axis to avoid visual distortion

To explain the issue by way of example: revenues are declining over
time more quickly than # of customers and that should be apparent by
looking at a 2-line graph which plots revenues and customers over time.
The revenues (in milllions) and customers (in thousands) are plotted
against two different y-axes. The downward slope of revenues should be
steeper than the downward slope of customers. But, by default Excel
chooses a scale to fill the most space and this visually misrepresents
the facts. It looks like decline in revenues is proportional to
decline in customers.

QUESTION: How to calculate the interval, maximum and minimum for the
second y-axis to show the actual relationship between revenues and
customers.

Thank you!

Moshe

 
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