Question

data is gathered from college students from around the country in order to understand just how much time, in hours, students are spending, on average, to engage in different activities each day. this data is summarized in the graphical display below. questions 15 and 16 each present an incorrect interpretation of this graphical display. please explain what is wrong with each interpretation.

1. with this type of graphical display, the y - axis should always be either a frequency, a count, or a percentage.

Explanation:

The y - axis can represent other meaningful quantities like time (as in this case where it represents hours per day). It is not restricted to only frequency, count, or percentage.

Answer:

The statement is incorrect because the y - axis of a bar graph can represent time (hours in this instance) and is not limited to frequency, count, or percentage.