Consider the following graphic, produced by the Silicon Alley Insider, an online publication for business news. The graph is attempting to show the increasing trend in annual revenue produced by Craigslist as compared to the decrease in newspaper classified ad sales.
a. Why might the graph be misleading?
b. Redraw the graph, but use the same units of measure for both Craigslist revenue and newspaper ad sales. What conclusions can you draw from the redrawn graph?

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Silioon Alley tsider Chart of the Day Craigslist Revenue Vs. Newspaper Ad Sales $120 $120 5100 E $80 s60 (in Millions) (in Billions) 16 Newspuper Classified Ad Sales $12 S8 ist Revenue Source on and num 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 208 2009 est