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Misleading Graphs

Authored by Deena Avalon

Mathematics

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Misleading Graphs
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Compare these two graphs. Why is the graph on the green side misleading?

The baseline is not starting at 0

The scales on the y-axis are not consistent

The label on the x-axis is expanded or narrowed

Using the wrong graph

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Compare these two graphs. Why is the graph on the blue side misleading?

The baseline is not starting at 0

The scales on the y-axis are not consistent

The intervals on the y-axis scale are too large.

Using the wrong graph

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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Why would this data misleading?

The scale on the x-axis is not consistent

The scales on the y-axis are not consistent

Using the wrong graph

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This graph represents the number of different types of bird species in a zoo. Why is it misleading?

broken scale

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

uneven spacing of values on the y axis

none of the above

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This graph shows the number of children interested in different activities in a class. Why is it misleading?

uneven spacing of values in the vertical scale

the graph is not misleading

vertical scale starts at 8, instead of 0

none of the above

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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