Question

WRITE 1-2 SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS MISLEADING ABOUT EACH GRAPH.

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Chapter 2 HW Misleading Graphs Protected View Saved to this PC Mailings Review View Help Tell me what you want to do s. Unless you need to edit, it's safer to stay in Protected View. Enable Editing This graph shows that crime has fallen dramati What is the problem with it? 1. Crime has Decreasec 1998 1999 2000 2001 2. Household Income 3. Sale of Biscuits 190k $180k 170k 160k 2 Millions 1998 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 4. Visitors to the Arch 5. Monthly Profits 5 6 Thousands 7 $1200k $1100k $1000k $900k $800k $700k 9 Aug July 1995 1996 1997 June

Answer 1

1)

The graph is showing that crime has fallen dramatically while in reality crime has increased over time.

2)

The graph is wrong as the household income in 2001 decreased due to recession. Also, the inflation is not considered (which will result in downtrend).

3)

The width of the bars should be uniform.

4)

A bar chart should be used.

5)

3D charts should never be used.

6)

A bar chart should be used.