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A graph is misleading if ______. |
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it has a title |
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it is a bar graph |
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there are no labels on either scale |
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it is a line graph with years labeled on the horizontal axis |
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Which statistic reveals the least about the increase in the following average gasoline prices for seven consecutive weeks? $1.05, $1.05, $1.05, $1.55, $1.65, $1.75, $2.00 |
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range |
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mode |
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median |
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mean |
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If you have taken five English tests this quarter and received scores of 72, 72, 93, 94, and 95, what misleading statistic could you use to make your grades look better than they are? |
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range |
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median |
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mean |
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mode |
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Both bar graphs show the amount it costs to heat a two-story house during the winter. Which graph is misleading? Explain. |
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Graph A; the months are not ordered from greatest to least cost. |
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Graph A; there is no break in the vertical scale, the cost of heating the house in December and February are about the same. |
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Graph B; the months are not ordered from least to greatest cost. |
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Graph B; there is a break in the vertical scale, the cost of heating the house in January appears to be much greater than heating the house in November. |
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The line graph shows the average price of gas for one recent month in Austin, Texas. Why is the graph misleading? |
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The vertical axis is not labeled. |
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The horizontal scale is missing the odd-numbered days. |
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It shows that price of gas changed dramatically during the month. |
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It shows that the highest price occurred at the beginning of the month and the lowest price occurred at the end of the month. |
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