Misleading Graphs Answers

Identify the graph that displays the height of a ping pong ball after it is dropped. a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

You drive to visit your parents, who live 100 miles away. Your average speed is 50 miles per hour. On arrival, you stay for five hours and then return home, again at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. Which graph depicts your distance from home from the time you leave until you return? a. Graph A b. Graph B c. Graph C d. Graph D Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Interpret, in a written description, what the graph is saying about the relationship between the variables. Hours of daylight per day in relation to time of year a. The minimum hours of daylight occur mid-year with the maximum hours of daylight occuring in December. b. The maximum hours of daylight occur in January. The amount of daylight decreases each month until the minimum is reached in December. c. The minimum hours of daylight occur in December. The amount of daylight decreases each month until the minimum is reached. d. The minimum hours of daylight occur in January and December. The amount of daylight increases each month until it reaches a maximum mid-year. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which story best describes the graph below? a. Sawyer ran from his home to the bus stop and waited. He realized that he had missed the bus so he walked home. c. After a party at Sawyer's friends house he walked slowly all the way home. b. Sawyer was walking slowly along a road from his house to his friends house. He stopped to look at his watch, realized he was late, and then started running. d. Sawyer and his friends left his house to walk to lunch. Sawyer suddenly realized he left his wallet behind. He ran home to get it and then had to run to ctach back up with his friends. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Identify the independent and dependent variable of the following graph. Indicate whether the graph rises, falls, or is constant. Performance of a simple task in relation to interest level a. Independent Variable: interest level, Dependent Variable: performance Graph falls and then steadily rises b. Independent Variable: interest level, Dependent Variable: performance Graph starts low, rises until it reaches a maximum point and then falls c. Independent Variable: performance, Dependent Variable: interest level Graph starts low, rises until it reaches a maximum point and then falls d. Independent Variable: performance, Dependent Variable: interest level Graph falls and then steadily rises Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A line graph would be useful for:a.Displaying information that does not change over time.c.Displaying data that uses parts of a whole.b.Displaying data that changes continuously over time.d.Displaying data that does not represent a trend.

A line graph does NOT:a.show trends clearlyc.use percentages to display datab.allow viewers to make predictions about datad.show specific values of data

Which graph best represents a kitten's weight for the first two years after birth if, from birth to 2 years old, its weight increases steadily and afterwards remains a constant? a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Identify the independent and dependent variable of the following graph. Indicate whether the graph rises, falls, or is constant. Net profit of a particular business in relation to time given quarterly. a. Independent Variable: time, Dependent Variable: net profit Graph falls and then steadily rises b. Independent Variable: net profit, Dependent Variable: time Graph starts low, rises until it reaches a maximum point and then falls c. Independent Variable: time, Dependent Variable: net profit Graph starts out rising and starts falling mid-year. At the beginning of 2006 it is at the minimum value and begins rising again before staying at a fairly constant rate for the remainder of the year. d. Independent Variable: net profit, Dependent Variable: time Graph starts out rising and starts falling mid-year. At the beginning of 2006 it is at the minimum value and begins rising again before staying at a fairly constant rate for the remainder of the year. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

During a snowy day, it snowed lightly for a while, stopped for a while, snowed heavily, and then stopped. Which graph represents this situation? a. c. b. d. Please select the best answer from the choices provided