A bar graph for a company shows quarterly revenue in millions of dollars. The display makes the quarters look dramatically different. What feature of the figure is misleading?

A bar graph for four Algebra classes shows average test scores in percent. Class D looks far ahead of the others. What feature exaggerates the difference?

A clinic's bar graph shows average patient wait time in minutes by weekday. Friday appears much longer than the other days. What makes the graph misleading?

A bar graph for a library shows program attendance in students by month. The increase from January to April looks dramatic. Which feature causes that impression?

A factory bar graph shows defect rates per 1000 items for four machines. Machine C seems far worse than the others. What feature makes the comparison misleading?

A farm bar graph shows tomato harvest in kilograms by week. Week 4 looks much taller than Week 1. What display feature exaggerates the change?

A line graph for one city's median monthly rent in dollars makes changes over the years look evenly timed. What feature is misleading?

A line graph for a high school shows enrollment in students across several years. The growth appears to occur at a steady pace. What feature of the graph is misleading?

A line graph shows a lake's water level in centimeters over selected years. The timing of rises looks uniform. What feature makes that impression misleading?

A clinic line graph shows flu cases per 1000 visits by week number. The increases look evenly spaced through the season. What feature is misleading?

A running club's line graph shows membership in members over selected years. The line makes growth look smooth from year to year. What feature should be questioned?

A bar graph for a swim team shows average lap times in seconds for four swimmers. Dee looks far slower than the rest. What feature of the display exaggerates the difference?

A bar graph for a bookstore shows weekly sales in thousands of dollars at four branches. Elm looks far ahead of the others. What feature makes the comparison misleading?

A line graph for a city library shows visitors in thousands across selected years. The rise looks steadily paced from one point to the next. What feature of the graph is misleading?

A line graph for a regional hospital shows emergency visits in thousands for selected years. The increases look evenly paced across the axis. What feature should a reader question?

A pie chart for a town survey shows the percent of residents choosing each commute mode. The wedges look like they cover everyone. What feature makes the chart misleading?

A pie chart for students' weekly time shows percent of total time in activities. The slices look like a complete whole. What feature makes the chart misleading?

A pie chart for a school club budget shows percent spent on supplies, trips, snacks and prizes. The slices appear to show the whole budget. What is wrong?

A bar chart for a city park survey shows positive satisfaction responses by age group. Adults appears largest. What feature makes the display hard to interpret?

A bar chart for a cafeteria survey shows favorite lunch choice among students, and the Pizza bar is tallest. What missing feature makes the display hard to interpret?