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piesebel

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on: Jul 24, 2018
Suppose you have data on the number of accidents at a certain intersection for the following years: 1960, 1965, 1975, and 1990 . What is the best way to display this information fairly?
 a. A bar graph with one bar for each year of data available; the bars are an equal distance apart.
  b. A line graph with the years from 1960 through 1990 marked off in equal increments and dots on the line graph representing the number of accidents for the years for which data are available. The dots are connected with lines.
  c. A pie chart with a slice for the percentage of accidents occurring in each of the four years for which data is available.
  d. Any of the above.

Question 2

In what way(s) can a poorly done histogram be misleading?
 a. Changes in labeling on one or more axes.
  b. Not starting at zero as a way to exaggerate trends.
  c. Using poor information.
  d. All of the above.


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babybsemail

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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piesebel

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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