A potentially misleading characteristic of a bar graph is when one scale begins at some value other than zero. This can distort the visual representation of the data and exaggerate differences between the bars, leading to misinterpretation.
Identify a potentially misleading characteristic of a bar graph.
(1 point)
• one scale begins at some value other than zero
• both scales begin at zero
• there are gaps between the bars there are no gaps between the bars
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