Components of a graph
Graphs must have titles as well as labels and units on both axes. LABEL , unit TITLE © Council for Economic Education
Graphs must have an origin and scale. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 4 6 8 10 LABEL TITLE origin © Council for Economic Education
Supply of Peanut Butter Candy Bars Price in $ Quantity of Peanut Butter Candy Bars © Council for Economic Education
Misleading Graphs © Council for Economic Education
When may a graph be misleading? When there is not enough information: The graph does not have a title and/or any of the axes are not labelled and/or no units are present. Scale The scale is too small or large to fit the data. The scale does not have regular intervals . The intervals are not equal but are shown as equal. © Council for Economic Education
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Statement: From 2002 to 2006 the amount of solid waste has doubled from 500 m tons to 1000 m tons © Council for Economic Education