What's the difference of Linear, Power, & Log in Y-axis?

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Hi Team,

Y-axis gives three options:

  • Linear
  • Power
  • Log

Please help me understand the differences perhaps with sample viz. Thank you!

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Hi @taleno.digital
The Linear is what most people are looking for and expect.
The Power is exponential scale
The Log is logarithmic scale
It can be helpful to use Power/Log if you need to show details in for lower values but might have a high max value. They are usually only used for scientific data.
For reference:
https://github.com/metabase/metabase/blob/23837a6f09a6fbf942a964efc52fcb6e4fa9ed06/frontend/src/metabase/static-viz/components/XYChart/utils/scales.ts#L133-L157