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The figure at the top right of the next page is similar to one that appeared in USA TODAY (August 5, 2008). This graph is a modified comparative bar chart. Most likely, the modifications (incorporating hands and the earth) were made to try to make a display that readers would find more interesting.
- a. Use the information in the USA TODAY graph to construct a traditional comparative bar chart.
- b. Explain why the modifications made in the USA TODAY graph may make interpretation more difficult than with the traditional comparative bar chart.
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