Misleading visual representation features

Questions asking students to identify why a graph or chart is misleading due to visual design choices (e.g., truncated axes, inappropriate scales, misleading pictograms, or distorted visual elements).

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CAIE S1 2003 June Q1
5 marks Easy -1.8
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  1. \begin{figure}[h]
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Sales of Superclene Toothpaste} \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{df20f053-8d67-428d-bb19-9447049deed5-2_725_1073_347_497}
    \end{figure} The diagram represents the sales of Superclene toothpaste over the last few years. Give a reason why it is misleading.
  2. The following data represent the daily ticket sales at a small theatre during three weeks. $$52,73,34,85,62,79,89,50,45,83,84,91,85,84,87,44,86,41,35,73,86 \text {. }$$
    1. Construct a stem-and-leaf diagram to illustrate the data.
    2. Use your diagram to find the median of the data.
CAIE S1 2013 November Q1
2 marks Moderate -0.8
1 The distance of a student's home from college, correct to the nearest kilometre, was recorded for each of 55 students. The distances are summarised in the following table.
Distance from college \(( \mathrm { km } )\)\(1 - 3\)\(4 - 5\)\(6 - 8\)\(9 - 11\)\(12 - 16\)
Number of students18138124
Dominic is asked to draw a histogram to illustrate the data. Dominic's diagram is shown below. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d6836b62-75e7-410e-ab1e-83c391b85948-2_1225_1303_628_422} Give two reasons why this is not a correct histogram.