Hannah's scribepost for Sept. 29

Question 4







Samantha recorded the temperature on a
hot day. She displayed the data in a line
graph.

a) Explain how this graphy could be misleading.

I think this graph is misleading because from a distance, it looks like there's a big difference in the temperature when there isn't really.

b) What conclusions does the graph suggest about the changes in the temperature?

Um, it concludes that there isn't much of a change in the day's temperature. But the way the graph is written makes it seem that there are big changes in the temperature.

c) How should the graph be redrawn to make the data clearer ?

Maybe if the intervals were labelled in the right way, then the graph wouldn't look so bad.

Example :

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