Question

A company is presenting the sales data using a bar graph. The company asserts that the sales increased substantially from 2006 to 2008 using Bar Graph 1. Their competitor used the same sales data to produce Bar Graph 2. Which bar graph is misleading? How do you know?

Answer 1

B. Bar Graph 1 is misleading because the vertical axis does not start and 0 and the scale for the graph is 0.25 instead of 1.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: b.

Bar Graph 1 is misleading because the vertical axis does not start and 0 and the scale for the graph is 0.25 instead of 1.

Explanation: