Right: If you ignore 2022, then the drop isn’t as sudden. If you’re just looking at 2022 and 2023 and comparing those two, the IQ quartiles drop about five points across the board. 2023 is lower than 2016, but not “hot damn look at that chart” lower, just “huh, yeah I guess I can see it if I zoom out or squint” lower.
Right: If you ignore 2022, then the drop isn’t as sudden. If you’re just looking at 2022 and 2023 and comparing those two, the IQ quartiles drop about five points across the board. 2023 is lower than 2016, but not “hot damn look at that chart” lower, just “huh, yeah I guess I can see it if I zoom out or squint” lower.