How could Graph B be misleading?

The sandwiches get bigger for each year

The sandwiches get smaller each year

A consumer group wants to show that the price of gasoline has “skyrocketed” over the past five years. The group made this line graph. How can it be misleading?

The y-axis starts at $1.20 instead of 0.

A politician wants to convince people that the cost of gas hasn't gone up that much. Which graph should he use?

Graph A - the line doesn't look like it goes up that much

Graph B - the points look like they go up a lot

The bar graph shows the heights that students were able to clear on the pole vault. Which statement best tells why the graph could be misleading?

The intervals on the y-axis make it appear that the heights are nearly the same.

The inverals on the vertical axis are not equal.

Why is the graph misleading?

The y-axis has a small range of numbers

The x-axis has a small range of numbers

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

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

The percents do not add up to 100

The slices are not the correct size

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

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

Nothing is misleading about this graph.

Why is this graph misleading?

broken scale (doesn't start at 0)

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

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

uneven spacing of values on the x axis

Why is this graph misleading?

The break makes it seem like most players only had a few wins

What is wrong with this graph?

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.

C2.stats And Graphs Unit Misleading Graphs

C2.Stats and Graphs Unit-- Misleading Graphs

Authored by Christine Thielen

Mathematics

6th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the mode of the data?

none

850

750

200 and 150

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mean of the data?

$400

$560

$425

$500

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the median of the data?

no median

850

750

800

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the size of the bars compare the elevations of the mountains

Mt St Elias is about double the size of Mt. McKinley

Mt. McKinley is about double the size of Mt St Elias

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How may this graph be misleading?

The elevation starts at 16,500 feet rather than zero

The bars are different widths

The numbers aren't consistent

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Graph A

Graph B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mr Smith wants to convince everyone that the lunch prices are going up a lot. What graph should he use?

Graph A

Graph B

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CCSS.HSN.Q.A.1

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C2.Stats and Graphs Unit-- Misleading Graphs

What is the mode of the data?

What is the mean of the data?

What is the median of the data?

Based on the size of the bars compare the elevations of the mountains

How may this graph be misleading?

Mr Smith wants to convince everyone that the lunch prices are going up a lot. What graph should he use?

How could Graph B be misleading?

What is the mean of the data in the table?

What is the median of the data?

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