Misleading Graphs

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Why might this graph be misleading?

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The x-axis does not have equal intervals.

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Why is the graph showing students' favorite pets misleading? Options: The slices are the wrong color, The slices are not the correct size, The percents do not add up to 100, Not misleading

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The percents do not add up to 100

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What is misleading about this graph?

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The y-axis does not start at zero, so it makes the democrats look much higher than the other two parties.

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Why is this graph misleading? Options: x axis intervals are different, y axis intervals are different, y axis doesn't start at 0, you can't use different colors

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y axis doesn't start at 0

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Why is this graph misleading?

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broken scale (doesn't start at 0)

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Which graph should Alden use to show the rapid increase in his score on 5 tests? Options: Graph 1, Graph 2, Neither, Both

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Graph 2

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Why is the graph showing the number of children interested in different activities misleading?

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Vertical scale starts at 8, instead of 0.

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Why is the graph representing the number of different types of bird species in a zoo misleading?

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values on the y axis scale are not uniform (the same)

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Why is the graph showing the number of toys sold each month in a toy store misleading?

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y axis scale not uniform (same)

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Which graph is misleading?

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graph 2