[tor-bugs] #6966 [Metrics Website]: metrics user graphs have huge std dev spikes

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#6966: metrics user graphs have huge std dev spikes
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 Reporter:  arma             |          Owner:  karsten 
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal           |      Milestone:          
Component:  Metrics Website  |        Version:          
 Keywords:                   |         Parent:          
   Points:                   |   Actualpoints:          
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Changes (by karsten):

  * status:  new => accepted
  * owner:  => karsten


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 georged]:
 > The gray area is just indicative of what the "normal range" os the
 number of users is. Would it be preferable to simply chose the range of
 the y-axis on the basis of the values of the number of users, rather than
 the gray zone? I do not see any significant loss of information in doing
 so.

 Displaying the gray area and choosing the range based on the black line is
 possible, but requires some hacking.

 What we could do for a quick fix is add an option to take out the gray
 area but leave the red and blue points in.  See the attached graph.  Would
 that help?

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