Misleading graphs

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Examples
  1. The numbers of cars sold by 3 dealers were displayed in a bar graph.
    Misleading graphs bar graph
    1. How many times taller does the bar for dealer A than the bar for dealer B?

    2. What is the difference in number of cars sold by dealer A and dealer B?

    3. What false perception can be easily made by the graph?

    4. Redraw the graph to make the display of the data more accurate.

Reading and drawing bar graphs
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Notes
Graphs are handy when it comes to representing data. However, they can be misleading if they are not done properly. In this section, we will learn how to identify the mistakes, and avoid them when we draw graphs.