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QuizMultiple Choice
Misleading Graphs
Question 5 • AZ-Common Core Algebra II B
Below are two graphs that show the same data. Graph A is drawn with a break in the vertical axis. Graph B is drawn without the break. Graph A Graph B Describe the effect the change in scale has on what the graph suggests.
Answer
A
On graph B, the group of birds seems to have twice as much as the group of mammals.B
The differences between the groups seems much less in Graph A.C
The differences between the groups seems much less in Graph B.D
On graph A, the group of mammals seems to have one-quarter as much as the group of fish.