Question

Does the graph distort the data and give a false impression about the profits?



A.
The increase in profits looks smaller than the data indicates.

B.
The increase in the profits looks the same as the data indicates.

C.
The increase in profits looks larger than the data indicates.

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Answer 1

@teagan11

Answer 2

B.

Answer 3

Agree with @robtobey2

Answer 4

agree its B. graph does not distort the data

Answer 5

The way to know if there is a distortion is by looking at the axes and see if there is any change of units, or distances, or choosing a different delta between ticks.

Answer 6

distorting only occurs when scale of y-axis is manipulated,
for example after 40 each tick mark changed to intervals of 10 instead of 5

Answer 7

Thank you!