The Graph Below Shows the Number of Car Accidents Occurring

question 95

Essay

The graph below shows the number of car accidents occurring in one city in each of the years 2011 through
2016. The number of accidents dropped in 2013 after a new speed limit was imposed. Does the graph distort the
data? How would you redesign the graph to be less misleading?

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