1. Components of a graph

2. Graphs must have titles as well as labels and units on both axes.
LABEL , unit
TITLE
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3. Graphs must have an origin and scale.
LABEL
TITLE
origin
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4. Supply of Peanut Butter Candy Bars
Price in $
Quantity of Peanut Butter Candy Bars
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5. Misleading Graphs
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6. 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.
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8. Statement: From 2002 to 2006 the amount of solid waste has doubled from 500 m tons to 1000 m tons
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