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Watch it Work!
6.
Critique the
graphic
The
lack of horizontal gridlines
made specific comparisons all but
impossible; the first two data points for Canada, for instance. Are they the
same value? Or was there a slight decrease from 1990 to 1991? That
no
data points at all were provided for Great Britain
made it difficult to say
more than that 1) its apparent rate fluctuated between 15,000 and 20,000
during the decade and 2) its rate was consistently higher than the other three
countries.
7.
Report
Great Britain’s car thefts have consistently been the highest during the
decade. Both Canada and France had decreasing number of thefts in the
early 90s and then began to increase in the mid to late 90s. Sweden had the
lowest number of car thefts in 1990, but the number of thefts increased from
approximately 5 to 15 thousand over the course of the decade.
YOUR
TURN!
Graphic is available online at companion website.
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Content available online at companion website.
A
re You Ready?
Before continuing, you should be able to ...
I can...
OR
Here’s my question...
name at least 15 different types of graphs
or diagrams
explain the information that a graphic is
presenting
identify the issues about the graphic that
will limit its interpretation or mislead in
the interpretation
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lan
How to complete the activity
1. Share the following among team members:
a. Insights about making or identifying assumptions with regards to graphics
b. Insights about constructing meaning from a graphic
c. Insights about finding problems with or in a graphic