The visualization process begins with data collection that is relevant to a given question or claim. If an important social media news report in December of 2022 uses the following chart of electricity costs in kwh over the last five years to support statements that inflation has not changed costs very much, how should a listener or reader respond to the news report?

Question

A bar graph has a horizontal axis representing costs in kilowatt hours. The axis ranges from 0.115 to 0.145 with ticks in increments of 0.005. The vertical axis represents years and ranges from 2012 to 2021 in increments of 1. From 2012 to 2021, each year has a horizontal bar with lengths 0.127, 0.131, 0.135, 0.133, 0.133, 0.136, 0.135, 0.133, 0.136, and 0.142 respectively.

(1 point)
Responses

reject the news claims
reject the news claims

seek additional data
seek additional data

accept the news claims
accept the news claims

ignore the unsupported data

Answer 1

The most appropriate response to the news report would be to "seek additional data."

While the provided chart shows that electricity costs have not fluctuated significantly over the years it covers (2012-2021), inflation can be measured using a variety of factors beyond just electricity costs. It's important to consider other aspects of inflation, such as costs of goods and services, labor, and overall economic trends. Therefore, seeking additional data would provide a more comprehensive understanding of the inflationary context.