Chart type · Retention
Ticker
Odometer counters ticking at real-world rates, with every event drawn as a dot.
How to read it
Each counter runs at its real-world rate. In a fast-forwarded clip the clock shows how much world-time has passed and the counters land on the exact per-minute total; in a live clip the figure is what has happened since it started. The dots in each lane are individual events, so a slow counter is a drip you can count and a fast one a flood.
Best for
Rates of change — what happens in the world in a minute, or while you watch this.
When not to use it
The rate is lumpy rather than steady — a smooth counter implies a regularity the data does not have.
The common mistake
Dividing an annual total down to a per-second rate and presenting it as if the world worked that evenly.
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