PART 1:
Display methods such as graphs can be misleading for many reasons. Examples include the following: the
graph lacks a title; the scale does not include Zero (0); one or both axis points do not have a label; intervals on
a scale are not equally represented; or the size of the graphic misrepresents the data.
The line graphs below show your company’s gross profits over a quarter.
Explain in 250 words or more:
Which line graph would you use to convince potential investors to invest in your company— and why?
Why might the graph be misleading?
PART 2:
Using the following data, create a bar graph:
Your company sells medical supplies to hospitals in many surrounding states. Your manager requested a graph
to learn more about distribution trends and revenue by state in the past fiscal year. She provides you with the
following data sets of gross sales by state:
Indiana $25,000
Iowa $17,000
Illinois $36,000
Missouri $18,000
Michigan $33,000
Based on this information, create a bar graph. You may be as creative as you wish with color,
horizontal/vertical orientation, dimensions, and the order in which you list the states.
The assignment is to be completed in Word with both parts in the same document
Title the graph
Include a title for the X axis and the Y axis
Label in numbers and years on each axis
Use any program of your choice to create the bar graph and insert into your Word file