EM-3027
Misleading diagrams
E Math · Secondary 4 · Medium · Misleading diagrams
A pie chart shows the market shares of four brands. Brand D has the smallest share but is drawn using a very bright colour and separated (exploded) from the rest of the chart.
Which statement best explains why this pie chart may be misleading?
Which statement best explains why this pie chart may be misleading?
- The design makes Brand D look more important than its actual share.
- Pie charts cannot be used for comparing market shares at all.
- The angles of all slices must always be equal in a pie chart.
- Pie charts must always show exactly three categories.
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