Which of the Following Is a Common Manipulation Used by Scientists

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common manipulation used by scientists and advertisers when representing data on a bar graph?

• A)The independent variable is represented on the vertical axis instead of the horizontal axis.
• B)The dependent variable is represented on the horizontal axis instead of the vertical axis.
• C)The distance between points on the measurement scale is exaggerated to make the results appear more dramatic than they are.
• D)The data is presented using only bar graphs and histograms to exaggerate the difference between the variables.

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