Question

Just look at the graph,” the player’s agent said. “Phil’s hits have doubled since last year. We are looking for a large raise and a long contract.”
Look at the graph.
A bar graph titled Phil's hits has this year and last year on the x-axis, and number on the y-axis, from 100 to 200 in increments of 20. This year is 180, and last year is 120.
Is the agent’s claim misleading? Why or why not?
a.
No, the top line is twice the length of the bottom line showing that Phil has doubled his number of hits.
b.
Yes, although one line is twice the length of the other, it does not show twice the number of hits.
c.
Yes, the horizontal scale does not have uniform increments starting with zero.
d.
Both b and c.

Answer 1

please post the graph

Answer 2

Ok so, it's not A.

So, now you have to choose between just B, just C, or both.

Answer 3

old question but will respond so this can be closed

for a bar graph to represent the data properly, it should start at 0 and have even increments*

if you start the axis at a number greater than 0, it will exaggerate the differences between values.

if you compare the two values (180 vs 120) it is clear that 180 is *not* twice 120. however the bar graph makes it seem that way because the increments don't start at zero.

* if all of the values in a graph are *significantly* above 0, then a line break is acceptable, but the graph should still start at 0, have the line break, and have even increments after that, in a way that doesn't distort the data.