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WHICH DATA IS
PRESENTED
Main Resource: Statistics Canada
Website
what is relevant
Know what is important
Know what is true
Know what is biased
Identify misinformation
Etc.
WHAT IS A GRAPH?
Circle graphs
Line graphs
Bar graphs
Double bar graphs
Pictographs
LINE GRAPHS
PICTOGRAPHS
MISINTERPRETATION OF
INFORMATION
the data
Using incomparable definitions
Deliberately misinterpreting the information
ACTIVITY
Advantages
Visually
appealing
Shows percent of total for each category
Disadvantages
No
LINE GRAPHS
Advantages
Can
Disadvantages
Use
Advantages
Visually
strong
Can easily compare two or three data sets
Disadvantages
Graph
PICTOGRAPHS
Advantages
Easy
to read
Visually appealing
Handles large data sets easily using keyed icons
Disadvantages
Hard
DELIBERATELY MISINTERPRETING
INFORMATION
Look at the effect of not starting
the y-axis of 0.
It is important to start graphs at
0.
DELIBERATELY MISINTERPRETING
INFORMATION
DELIBERATELY MISINTERPRETING
INFORMATION
DELIBERATELY MISINTERPRETING
INFORMATION