For this homework, you'll be asked to examine
four graphs with problems and create graphs
that correct those problems. Please examine
each graph on the following tabs to see how its
visual representation might be confusing and/or
wrong. Then create a new graph that visually
represents the data better.
The Top Gold Hoarders
United States 33%
Germany 15%
IMF 10%
Italy 10%
France 10%
China 7%
Russia 6%
Switzerland 4%
Japan 3%
Netherlands 2%
100%
The Corrected Graphic
Insert a Pie Chart that more accurately displays
the data here.
The Top Gold Hoarders
3% 2%
4%
6%
7% 33%
10%
10%
15%
10%
United States Germany IMF Italy France
China Russia Switzerland Japan Netherlands
The Original Graphic
ays
http://imgur.com/r/dataisugly/j2FvPE5
http://imgur.com/r/dataisugly/j2FvPE5
Bob's Beach Emporium
Hint: The corrected graph/chart is NOT a bar graph.
Weekend in August Temp
First Weekend 81
Second Weekend 86
Third Weekend 71
Fourth Weekend 62
Fifth Weekend 95
The Corrected Graphic
Insert a Chart that more accurately displays the
data here.
Bob's Beach Emporium
30
25
20
BB's Sold
15
10
-
60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Temp
BB's Sold
19
22
8
2
28
The Original Graphic
Gun deaths in Florida
Year Deaths
1990 873
1991 805
1992 795
1993 799
1994 740
1995 687
1996 668
1997 634
1998 589
1999 460
2000 499
2001 502
2002 552
2003 586
2004 555
2005 521
2006 740
2007 825
2008 780
2009 695
2010 669
2011 691
2012 721
The Corrected Graphic
Insert a Time Series Chart that more accurately
displays the data here.
Insert a Time Series Chart that more accurately
displays the data here.
Gun deaths in Florida
1,000
900
800
700
600
Deaths
500
400
300
200
100
-
90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12
19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Year
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/FSAC/Data-Statistics/UCR-Offense-Data.aspx
The Original Graphic
Voteline
Can Julia Gillard win?
Yes 53
No 517
570
The Corrected Graphic
Insert a Chart that more accurately displays the
data here.
Voteline
9%
Yes No
91%
The Original Graphic