Summary
A Cyberchase segment where the CyberSquad analyzes bar-graph data and realizes the bars can mislead when the graphs use different scales. A sharp lesson in reading a graph's axis carefully.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
- How did two graphs of the same data look different?
- Why does the scale on the side of a graph matter?
- How could a graph be drawn to trick you?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: scale, axis, interval.
Try it: Look at any bar graph and write what each line on the side stands for.