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WARM UP 1.What is the difference between a bar graph and a histogram? 2.How do you find the class width? 3.A line graph represents what? 4.Make a stem and leaf plot of the following data points. 468 548632 842 745 567 821 598 435 387 830 926
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Section 2.5 There are FIVE ways we will look at that people try to mislead you with their graphs.
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1) TRUNCATED GRAPHS
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Ways to Mislead
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Truncated The vertical scales of graphs are altered to distort information.
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What is wrong with this graph?
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Are they the same? The graphs below show the number of people who rode buses from September through February.
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2) SCALING
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Ways to Mislead
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SCALING The size of a graph or a figure is altered to distort information.
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TOO MUCH INFORMATION 3) HARD TO READ
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What is wrong with this graph?
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4) Misuse of data or percentages
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5) Misuse of pictures
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CREATE TWO GRAPHS 1)One regular graph 2)One misleading graph 3)Label both graphs clearly!
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