Data is Beautiful

Note that the distance from $5 to $10 is the same as the distance from $10 to $20.

That's because both distances are "multiply by two".

This is a logarithmic scale plot, where distance measures how much you need to multiply to get from one number to the next. You are probably used to linear scale plots where distance measures how much you need to add to get from one number to the next.

Log scales make it much easier to compare numbers that cover a very wide range. On a linear scale, the top few bars would be so large that you wouldn't be able to see the bottom few, let alone compare them.

There is no zero on a log plot, because anything you multiply by zero is still zero. Zero is infinitely far to the left because you need to multiply by infinity to get up to the values on this plot. You can take that five and keep dividing by 2 to get smaller and smaller numbers that never hit 0, but each one is as far to the left as the 5 is from the 10.

Exponential instead of linear.

And where are they buying cheese? At my local Walmart four versions of Cheddar (mild, medium, sharp, and extra sharp) are all $4.22 per pound, less than the 5 minimum.