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Misleading Graphs

Authored by Laura Stronach

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 7+ times

Misleading Graphs
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Alden wanted to impress his parents by showing the rapid increase in his score on 5 tests. Which graph should he use to impress them?

Graph 1

Graph 2

Neither

Both

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which graph is misleading?

graph 1

graph 2

graph 3

graph 2 and 3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is wrong with this graph?

Not enough information.

The basketball ticket prices in 2001 were approximately 2 times as much as 1991, yet the size of the basketballs are about 4 times as big.

y axis scale is not uniform

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