Types of graphs

by | Mar 17, 2023 | Statistics

 

What types of graphs have you produced or used in your current work environment or in other courses? Why is it so important to know how to create graphical depictions of your data? Search the Internet for an example of a specific statistical report that you have found that could be misinterpreted and explain why it could be misinterpreted.

 

 

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I have used several types of graphs in my current work environment, including pie charts, line graphs, scatter plots, and histograms. I also use these same kinds of graphs in other courses as well. Understanding how to create graphical depictions of data is important because it helps us to quickly understand trends or changes over time. Graphs are particularly useful when dealing with large amounts of data that cannot be easily processed through text alone. By examining a graph, viewers can quickly identify the information they need by seeing the overall trend depicted in the chart or graph rather than having to read through all of the numerical information included within it.

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I have used several types of graphs in my current work environment, including pie charts, line graphs, scatter plots, and histograms. I also use these same kinds of graphs in other courses as well. Understanding how to create graphical depictions of data is important because it helps us to quickly understand trends or changes over time. Graphs are particularly useful when dealing with large amounts of data that cannot be easily processed through text alone. By examining a graph, viewers can quickly identify the information they need by seeing the overall trend depicted in the chart or graph rather than having to read through all of the numerical information included within it.

One example that I found on the internet which could easily be misinterpreted was a report from The Guardian about gun ownership in different countries around the world. The report featured a line graph which showed per capita gun ownership for different countries across Europe and North America between 2012-2017. It was labeled “Europe’s Growing Gun Ownership”. However, what wasn’t immediately clear from this chart was that while most European nations saw an increase in gun ownership during this period (with some exceptions such as Germany), many North American countries actually saw decreases in their rate of gun ownership during this same time period (such as Canada). As such, if someone were looking at just this one graph without any accompanying context or explanation they might mistakenly interpret it to mean that all areas covered by the chart had seen increases in gun ownership when we know that this isn’t necessarily true based off additional information given elsewhere within the article itself.

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