Grade 8 Misleading graphs and data

The graph shows the results of a survey to determine student's favorite pets. Why is this graph misleading?

• 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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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Why is this graph misleading?

• Graphed incorrectly
• Does not start at 0
• The break makes it seem like most players only had a few wins
• Not misleading

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CCSS.2.MD.D.9

Explain why this graph may be misleading?

• the x-axis does not have equal intervals
• San Fransisco is not a real city
• you cannot have percents in a line graph
• the y-axis does not have equal intervals

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

Three students were surveyed on what their favorite class was.  Two of the students answered "Math" and one student answered "Science."  Explain why the statement is misleading, "Math is the favorite subject for the majority of students."

• The sample size is too small
• the sample size is not random
• students are likely to choose Math because it is awesome

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Which graph is misleading?

• Neither graph is misleading.
• The graph on the left is misleading because the y-axis does not start at zero.
• The graph on the right is misleading because the difference should be more than what the graph shows.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

Which country doubled the amount of aid their received between 1965 and 1975?

• Egypt
• Tunisia
• Pakistan
• None of them

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

What is misleading about this graph?
**choose the best answer

• Nothing is misleading about this graph.
• The democrats are too high.
• 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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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Distorting the scale on a graph is one of the most common methods of presenting which of the following form(s) of misleading information?

• A.) An inconsistent scale on the x-axis.

• B.) Zooming in on a small portion of the y-axis.

• C.) Bar graphs that minimize differences.

• D.) All of the above.

Which of the following is an example of "cherry picking" data?

• A.) Presenting the data on a complete scale.

• B.) Choosing specific data points that represent the desired point of view.

• C.) Leaving out certain data points.

• D.) All of the above.

• E.) Both B and C.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

What is the best way to protect yourself against misleading graphs?

• A.) Look at the visual representation only.

• B.) Never trust graphed data again.

• C.) Read the labels, the scale, the numbers, and the context.

• D.) Look only at the curves and the trend of the data.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5