misleading graphs

Which display allows you to find the amount of sales a company has over 6 months?

• line graph

• pie graph

• bar graph

• scatter plot

Which display allows you to find the temperature from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.?

• pie graph

• line graph

• bar graph

• scatter plot

Which display allows you to find the favorite cafeteria lunch item of the sixth-grade students?

• bar graph

• line graph

• pie graph

• scatter plot

Which graph could be used to indicate a greater increase in the number of books checked out? Why?

• Bar graph, because it looks like a 100% increase, while the picture graph looks like a smaller increase

• Picture graph, because the bars in the bar graph are appropriate, while the picture graph shows difference in the size of the books

• Both the graphs show greater increase

• They should use a more relevant graph to answer the question

Compare these two graphs. Why is the graph with the football club logo can be misleading?

• The order is wrong

• The scales on the y-axis are not consistent

• The label on the x-axis is not consistent

• Using the wrong graph

Compare these two graphs. Why is graph 1 misleading?

• The baseline is not starting at 0

• The scales on the y-axis are not consistent

• No scales on the x-axis

• Using the wrong graph

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 label on the y-axis is narrowed

• Using the wrong graph

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

• The baseline is not starting at 0

• The scales on the y-axis are not consistent

• The label on the y-axis is narrowed

• Using the wrong graph

Ken feels that the bar graph is more appropriate than the picture graph to show the increase in his salary from the 2000 to 2001. Choose a valid reason as to why he is right.

• The salary in the year 2001 is double that of 2000, which matches the size of the bars in the bar graph.

• Ken is wrong, the picture graph is more appropriate.

• The bars in the graph does not make the difference in the annual income look as large as the picture graph

• The salary in the year 2000 is double that of 2001, which matches the size of the bars in the bar graph

Is the graph misleading or not misleading?

• Misleading

• Not Misleading