Misleading bar graph with a broken axis in a travel survey

Misleading bar graph with a broken axis in a travel survey

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Misleading bar graph with a broken axis in a travel survey

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Below are the results of a marketing survey done by a travelling company on activities people prefer to do in holidays.

Activity

Number of people

Stay home

35

Travel

45

Read

30

Spend time with friends

50

Total

155


Critiquing data presentation
If the travelling company claims that travelling is about 2 times more popular than staying home, is the company correct? Explain.

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