Graph scaling choices shape the inferred form of loudness functions.

Evidence

Whether data are plotted on logarithmic or linear scales is important for making inferences about the relationships between dependent (the measured) and independent (the experimentally manipulated) variables. In the case of loudness growth functions, we could plot either axis on linear scales. The different ways of plotting the data would yield different shapes of the same function. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 721

Categorization

• XREF: A warning about interpreting log-plotted data that echoes classic science-communication pitfalls - related to crafting a knowledge base entry on reading log plots.