A newspaper article claimed that the aftemoon hours were the worst in terms of r

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A newspaper article claimed that the aftemoon hours were the worst in terms of robberies and provided the graph to the right in support of this claim. Explain how this graph is misleading Hourly Crirme Distribunion (Robbery) 25 20 15 10 6a-9a 9a-12p 12p-6p 6p-9p 9p-12a 12a-3a Ja-6a Choose the correct answer below O A. All of the bars are the same color, so they tend to blend visually with each other This makes the graph hard to read B. Not all of the time intervals are the same size. Redistributing the time interval so they are all the same size may lead to a different shape C. O D. The vertical axis stops at 25%. It should go all the way up to 100% to accurately show percentage data. The vertical axis has no units This can mislead readers into thinking that the percentages are actually counts.

Explanation / Answer

The third bar represents 6 hours of duration while the other

bars represent only 3 hours. So the bars are not of same

size. Hence, Option (B) is the correct choice. (Ans).

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