PART 1:

Display methods such as graphs can be misleading for many reasons. Examples include the following:the graph lacks a title; the scale does not include Zero (0); one or both axis points do not have a label; intervals on a scale are not equally represented; or the size of the graphic misrepresents the data.

The line graphs below show your company's gross profits over a quarter.

Explain in or more:

1. Which line graph would you use to convince potential investors to invest in your company and why?
2. Why might the graph be misleading?

PART 2:

Using the following data, create bar graph:

Your company sells medical supplies to hospitals in many surrounding states. Your manager requested a graph to learn more about distribution trends and revenue by state in the past fiscal year. She provides you with the following data sets of gross sales by state:

Indiana $25,000

Iowa $17,000

Illinois $36,000

Missouri $18,000

Michigan $33,000

Based on this information, create a bar graph. You may be as creative as you wish with color, horizontal/vertical orientation, dimensions, and the order in which you list the states.