Misleading Statistics

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 slices are the wrong colour

• The slices are not the correct size

• The percents do not add up to 100

• Not misleading

What is misleading about this graph?

• Nothing is misleading about this graph.

• The democrats are too high.

• The y-axis does not start at zero

• The x-axis does not start at zero

Why is this graph misleading?

• x axis intervals are different

• y axis intervals are different

• y axis doesn't start at 0

• you can't use different colors

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

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 y axis scale are not consistent

• uneven spacing of values on the y axis

• none of the above

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

• y axis scale is inconsistent

• # of toys sold after May is not known

• uneven spacing on the x axis

• none of the above

What is the error in this graph?

• Title for the bar graph

• width of a bar

• key is not appropriate

• scale is not even

What is misleading about this data?

• there is nothing misleading about fruit

• the bars are too wide

• there is a break in the y-axis

• There are no colors