Spotting Misleading Graphs!
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📊 Spotting Misleading Graphs! 📈
1. Looking at these two graphs showing the same data, which one seems more dramatic? Why? 📈
2. Circle the techniques that can make a graph misleading: 🤔
Changed scale Started at zero Unclear labels Using proper proportions
3. Create your own misleading graph! 🎨
Use this data: School lunch sales over a week (Monday: 100, Tuesday: 105, Wednesday: 102, Thursday: 108, Friday: 103)
Explain how you made your graph misleading:
4. Spot the Problem! 🔍
What makes this graph misleading? List three issues:
5. Real World Impact 🌍
How might misleading graphs affect people's decisions in real life? Give an example:
6. Be a Graph Detective! 🔎
Draw this data twice - once fairly and once misleadingly:
Ice cream sales (Jan: 50, Feb: 30, Mar: 45, Apr: 60)
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