Question

How can graphics and/or statistics be used to misrepresent data? Where have you seen this done?

Answer 1

There are several ways to use graphics or steps to represent data there are several ways to use graphics or steps to represent data

• Their maybe error in selecting the size of the sample one may choose small sample size which may be favourable for her or him

• There may be error in selection of Data Collection methods

• Even the data maybe misinterpreted because there maybe bias during selection of random sample

• Hence there may be error or bias while sample selection data collection data analysis

• All these orders or boys results sent Biased conclusions for the statistical analysis

• This type of data misrepresentation is very common in several television ads of various products for example company claims about 90% of doctors recommend a specific brand of toothpaste but in reality these results generally not calculated by using entire population and the samplescollected by wrong and Biased methods in addition to this the sample size generally taken for such kind of analysis is very small as compared to entire population.