An Example of Manipulating a Graphical Display to Distort Reality

question 31

Multiple Choice

An example of manipulating a graphical display to distort reality is ___________.

• A) starting the axes at zero
• B) making the bars in a histogram equal widths
• C) stretching the axes
• D) starting the axes at zero and stretching the axes

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