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Tazate

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on: Jul 24, 2018

It is easy to be misled by pictograms. Explain how.

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What is one advantage of a bar graph over a pie chart?

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mtmmmmmk

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

TO AVOID DISTORTING THE PICTURES, THE HEIGHTS ARE OFTEN PUT IN PROPER PROPORTION, BUT THEN THE AREAS BECOME INFLATED, MISLEADING THE READER.

Answer to Question 2

A BAR GRAPH IS MUCH MORE VERSATILE. IT CAN BE USED TO REPRESENT ACTUAL FREQUENCIES INSTEAD OF PERCENTAGES, AND TO REPRESENT PROPORTIONS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUM TO 100.

Tazate

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

ryhom

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday

Excellent

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