Data Viz Quiz

Now that you know some tricks of the trade behind misleading graphs, see if you can sleuth the truth behind these tricksters. Choose the statement you think is true for each graph.

1. Who had a fever, Whatsi or Aarti? (Consider a fever anything over 100.4°F.) A Whatsi had a fever on days 1 and 2. B Aarti had a fever on days 5 and 6. C Neither Whatsi nor Aarti had a fever. D Both Whatsi and Aarti had a fever. 2. Why does it look like teens use YouTube at least twice as much as Instagram and Snapchat? A Because YouTube is awesome. B Because Snapchat is the worst. C Because the vertical axis starts at 60 instead of zero. 3. What is misleading about Figure 3 showing an increase in the number of zombie TV shows? (Note: these data are made up.) A The spacing on the horizontal axis is inconsistent. B The graph-makers didn’t specify if they also…

You're reading a preview of

Muse: The Magazine Of Science, Culture, And Smart Laughs For Kids And Children (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2018

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.