Look at the graphic. Do you think this is a good plot? Why/why not? mild sprains

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Look at the graphic. Do you think this is a good plot? Why/why not?

mild sprains and strains. DON'T let the fear of getting hurt keep you on the couch. But DO use these statistics as a reminder to play safely HOW DANGEROUS IS YOUR SPORT? 20,648 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 38,108 23,992 26,3 64,795 58,803 214,053 221,46S GET ENOUGH REST TO STAY SAFE! Research shows that teen athletes who sleep eight hours or more a night are 68 percent less likely to get injured than those who sleep less. What's the Connection? While you're sleeping, your body recovers from the physical strains of 4631 , your day. Plus, sleep makes you more alert-you'll have better reflexes when that ball comes flying your way. 536,84o SYSTEM ON 2011 ORE DAA&HEPESENTATME; DF NJURES TREATED N HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROONS, SOURCE CONBMER PROD CT SAFETY CONMSSION'S wATIONAL ELECTRONIC NURY SURVAIL 16 CHOICES SEPTEMBER 2013

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The graphs portrays the 'danger' of playing different sports in such a way that it will evoke fear in people who see this. Instead of showing normal bar graph, the graph shows blood to show the severity or danger. This creates fear in the viewer. So, we can say that the plot is not good from the perspective of a statistician. It also takes into account all the injuries, including minor injuries and sprains as well (written at top in small font). But the total count is shown in large font that will again make people afraid unnecesarily. There is no weightage given to any type of injuries and hence, it can convey a wrong message. For example, the total count is shown very high for basketball, but if the basetball injuries are mainly sprains or strains and football injuries are more or wounds and cuts, the severity is more for football, but people may believe that basketball is more dangerous.

So, in conclusion, instead of showing the data and letting the viewer interpret it, the graph is shown to create a sense of fear in the viewer. So, the plot is not good.

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