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ghost! · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

Name 3 of the 12 questions you should ask when you look at a statistical picture, before trying to interpret it.

Question 2

Units of measurement are important. If a graph showed the number of crimes in each state for a given year, this would be misleading; the __________ should be reported instead.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

bhavsar · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANY 3 OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OK: 1) DOES THE MESSAGE STAND OUT? 2) IS THE PURPOSE EVIDENT? 3) IS THE SOURCE GIVEN? 4) IS THE SOURCE BELIEVABLE? 5) IS IT CLEARLY LABELED? 6) DO THE AXES START AT ZERO? 7) FOR TIME SERIES DATA, IS A LONG ENOUGH TIME PERIOD SHOWN?

CAN OBSERVED TRENDS BE EXPLAINED BY ANOTHER VARIABLE? 9) DO THE AXES KEEP A CONSISTENT SCALE? 10) ARE THERE ANY BREAKS IN THE NUMBERS? 11) IS FINANCIAL DATA ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION? 12) IS THERE CHART JUNK?

Answer to Question 2

CRIME RATE; NUMBER OF CRIMES PER CAPITA; NUMBER OF CRIMES PER 100,000 PEOPLE, ETC.