Misleading Statistical Studies

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 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?

• x axis intervals are different

• y axis intervals are different

• y axis doesn't start at 0

• you can't use different colors

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 uniform (the same)

• 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 not uniform (same)

• # of toys sold after May is not known

• uneven spacing on the x axis

• none of the above

Which graph is misleading?

• graph 1

• graph 2

• graph 3

• graph 2 and 3

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 which shouldn't be there

• There are no colors

Why is this graph misleading?

• Graphed incorrectly

• Does not start at 0

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

• Not misleading