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challenge activity 1.2.2 misleading graphs.
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which of the following bar charts may be misleading and why?
profit by year
profit by year
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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graph 1
graph 2
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since the vertical axis does not start at 0, the difference between yearly profits is exaggerated
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the axis is scaled so that the changes look smaller than is accurate.
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references
(*1) moore, karleigh, et al. \data presentation - pie charts.\ brilliant.org. retrieved 16 july 2018, brilliant.org/wiki/data-presentation-pie-charts/.
(*2) usda economic research service. \food availability (per capita) data system\ united states department of agriculture. www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-per-capita-data-system/
(*3) macrotrends. \gold prices - 100 year historical chart\. last accessed: 1 august 2019. https://www.macrotrends.net/1383/historical-gold-prices-100-year-chart
(*4) sunshine profits. \precious metals investment terms a to z\ last accessed: 1 august 2019. https://www.sunshineprofits.com/gold-silver/dictionary/dow-jones-gold/.
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Graph 2. Since the vertical axis does not start at 0, the difference between yearly profits is exaggerated