Choosing Data Display

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 numbers aren't consistent

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

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 inverals on the vertical axis are not equal.

• The graph title is misleading

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

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

You would like to compare the number of votes that 6 candidates received in the latest student election.

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Pie Chart

• Histogram

You would like to track the total amount of monthly sales over the period of a year for three sale people.

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

• Histogram

Choose an appropriate data display for the given situation.

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Pie Chart

• Histogram

Which graph is best display of data?

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Histogram

• Pie Chart

Which graph best shows the number of students who got B as a final grade?

• Bar Graph

• Pie Chart

Which display allows you to find the median age of people who voted in an election?

• bar graph

• line graph

• frequency table

• box plot

Which of the displays allows you to easily find the MEDIAN of the data?

• Line Plot

• Box Plot