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This document provides instructions for a homework assignment to correct graphs that visually represent data incorrectly. It includes examples of original graphs with issues and instructs the student to insert corrected graphs on subsequent pages that better represent the data through appropriate visualizations like pie charts or time series charts rather than bar graphs when incorrect.

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Math108x - Document - w06GroupAssignment Done

This document provides instructions for a homework assignment to correct graphs that visually represent data incorrectly. It includes examples of original graphs with issues and instructs the student to insert corrected graphs on subsequent pages that better represent the data through appropriate visualizations like pie charts or time series charts rather than bar graphs when incorrect.

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irvinchavez659
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For this homework, you'll be asked to examine

four graphs with problems and create graphs


that correct those problems. Please examine
each graph on the following tabs to see how its
visual representation might be confusing and/or
wrong. Then create a new graph that visually
represents the data better.
The Top Gold Hoarders

United States 33%


Germany 15%
IMF 10%
Italy 10%
France 10%
China 7%
Russia 6%
Switzerland 4%
Japan 3%
Netherlands 2%
100%

The Corrected Graphic


Insert a Pie Chart that more accurately displays
the data here.

The Top Gold Hoarders


3% 2%
4%

6%

7% 33%

10%

10%
15%
10%

United States Germany IMF Italy France


China Russia Switzerland Japan Netherlands
The Original Graphic
ays

http://imgur.com/r/dataisugly/j2FvPE5
http://imgur.com/r/dataisugly/j2FvPE5
Bob's Beach Emporium
Hint: The corrected graph/chart is NOT a bar graph.

Weekend in August Temp


First Weekend 81
Second Weekend 86
Third Weekend 71
Fourth Weekend 62
Fifth Weekend 95

The Corrected Graphic


Insert a Chart that more accurately displays the
data here.

Bob's Beach Emporium


30

25

20
BB's Sold

15

10

-
60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100

Temp
BB's Sold
19
22
8
2
28

The Original Graphic


Gun deaths in Florida

Year Deaths
1990 873
1991 805
1992 795
1993 799
1994 740
1995 687
1996 668
1997 634
1998 589
1999 460
2000 499
2001 502
2002 552
2003 586
2004 555
2005 521
2006 740
2007 825
2008 780
2009 695
2010 669
2011 691
2012 721

The Corrected Graphic


Insert a Time Series Chart that more accurately
displays the data here.
Insert a Time Series Chart that more accurately
displays the data here.

Gun deaths in Florida


1,000

900

800

700

600
Deaths

500

400

300

200

100

-
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12
19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Year
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/FSAC/Data-Statistics/UCR-Offense-Data.aspx

The Original Graphic


Voteline

Can Julia Gillard win?


Yes 53
No 517
570

The Corrected Graphic


Insert a Chart that more accurately displays the
data here.

Voteline
9%

Yes No

91%
The Original Graphic

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