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Graphs can be misleading by having a break in them, not starting at zero, or go up by a certain nuber and then another number completely (ex:up by 1's and then up by 3's). Commercials for companies usually use misleading graphs to enfluence people to buy their porduct. In other words, they lie to get more customers but don't really lie- they just break up the graph to a certain point.
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What are the two main types of graphs?
Bar graphs and line graphs.
How do graphs represent motion?
The answer depends on what information is graphed. There are distance-time graphs, velocity-time graphs, speed-time graphs, acceleration-time graphs.
What are 2 graphs that compare 2 sets of data?
Bar graphs can compare two sets of data, as well as line graphs and circle graphs. To better improve my answer, double line graphs and double bar graphs compare two sets of data. Circle graphs cannot however, because they compare parts of a whole instead of, as a bar graph would, the amount of something. A circle graph is also incapable of showing data growth over a period of time, as line graphs do. All in all, circle graphs cannot compare to sets of data, and bar graphs and line graphs must be doubled to do so.
What is the most poplar graph in maths?
Bar graphs and line graphs.
How do mathematicans use graphs?
Mathematicians use graphs to illustrate information.
What are misleading graphs?
they are graphs that are misleading
How can bar graphs be misleading?
They can be misleading if information is missing or it is inaccurate.
How are double line graphs misleading?
the intervals on the side are different
What might be used to make a graph misleading?
Don't make graphs misleading!As for the answer: different scales, leaving out points, drawing extra lines with no meaning, confusing labels, ...Most graphs you see online are misleading, few are really good.
Where do you find misleading graphs and surveys?
At the Department of Crime Statistics in South Africa
What do misleading graphs contain?
They usually contain a "break" in the graph, which would be on the left side of the graph.
Why is it important to carefully evaluate graphs?
Visual presentation is a very efficient way of conveying information - whether the information is correct or incorrect - including deliberately misleading. Once accepted, all information is difficult to amend. It is important, therefore, that the correct messages are taken in from graphs.
How could it be potentially misleading to use bars with different widths in a bar graph?
It could imply that a thicker bar means that particular value was greater, when in fact only the height is important in bar graphs.
Do graphs represent equations?
Bar graphs and line graphs do not. Straight line, parabolic, and hyperbolic graphs are graphs of an equation.
Why do graphs mislead?
Graphs can mislead people by the way they are prepared. See related links for good examples of misleading graphs. When you see a graph, you are seeing a summary of the data. Sometimes our data is misleading, so the graph is just presenting misleading data. For example, I show a graph of how much men and women make each year at a company. I see men make more every year, while women just stay about the same. Perhaps the company just has one woman working there. Perhaps in her job, there are no salary increases. I can also not start the y-axis at zero, to exagerrate the differences. A chart should include all the data. Excluding some data can result in a misleading graph. However, in a graph showing changes over period of time, the preparer of the graph has to chose how long a period is relavent. If we are explaining global warming, a plot showing 100 years might be good. But a graph of car accidents per year, perhaps 5 years is more reasonable.
How are bar graphs and line graphs and circle graphs different?
circle graphs add up to 100% , bar and line graphs don't
What is a type of graphical graph?
All graphs are graphical graphs because if they were not graphical graphs they would not be graphs!
