Misleading Graphs

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

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

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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

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.

Why is this graph misleading?

• broken scale (doesn't start at 0)

• uneven values on vertical axis

• unequal spacing of lines

• none of the above

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.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9

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

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

• broken scale

• values on the vertical scale are not uniform (the same)

• uneven spacing of values on the vertical scale

• none of the above

This graph shows the number of toys sold each month in a toy store. Why is it misleading?

• broken scale

• # of toys sold after May is not known

• uneven spacing on the horizontal axis

• none of the above

Which graph is misleading?

• graph 1

• graph 2

• graph 3

• graph 2 and 3