Question

The following newspaper type graphic illustrates the ideal family size (total children) based on a survey of adults from a certain country. Complete parts (a) through (c) below.

(a) What type of graphic is being displayed?

Dot plot

Bar graph

Pie chart

(b) Describe any problems with the graphic. Select all that apply.

A. A reader cannot tell whether the graph ends at the top of the nipple on the baby bottle or at the end of the milk.

B. The categories are not the same size, which misrepresents the data. There are far more possible responses that fall under " 3 or more" than those that fall under " 0 to 2 .°

C. This data should have been displayed using a stern-and-leaf plot or an ogive instead of the current graphic.

D. It is difficult to determine which option that the people who don't know of an ideal family size responded.

(c) Construct a graphic that is not misleading and makes the data stand out. Choose the correct graphic below.

Answer 1

1. Bar graph
   

2. A. only

3. A
   

Answer 2

a) Type of Graphic: Bar Graph

b) Problem with the graphics: Option A and Option B are correct.

c) Correct bar graph: Option A