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A chart organizes and shows information.

Chart can be used as a noun or a verb. In this exercise, chart is used as a noun.

For example:

The left side of this chart shows how much money we spend. The right side of the chart shows how much money we make.

A chart summarizes information visually so that you don’t have to read lots of words.


	table of information
	graph
	line
	diagram

Which words below are closest in meaning to chart? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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	diagram
	graph
	table of information
	line

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The examples below illustrate the meaning of chart.


	picture 4 - plan showing levels
	picture 3 - bar graph
	picture 2 - symbol of peace
	picture 1 - graph

Which of the pictures below are examples of a chart?

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	picture 4 - plan showing levels
	picture 3 - bar graph
	picture 1 - graph
	picture 2 - symbol of peace

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A chart organizes information so that we can quickly see and understand information.


	read a book.
	show something graphically or visually.
	compare data.
	explain information.

Which answers below best complete the sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Charts can help you to...

Response:

	compare data.
	show something graphically or visually.
	explain information.
	read a book.

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When you make a chart, there are 2 important things to remember:

First, when you use colors in charts, always remember that some people are colorblind and will not be able to see the information you are presenting.

Second, make sure that the colors in your chart help people understand your chart. Even people who are not colorblind may not understand clearly what you are trying to show them.

Look at the chart below and then answer the question.


	8
	6
	20
	5

People who are colorblind see the number '2' in circle d, but nothing in a, b, or c. If you are not colorblind, what number do you see in circle d?

Choose only the number you see:

Response:

	6
	5
	8
	20

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Charts are visual ways to show information.

This exercise focuses on how charts can distort information.

Sometimes charts do not accurately display facts due to a simple error. For example, the labels on two bars get switched by mistake, and show the opposite of what the facts show.

In other cases, the person who creates the chart wants to make small differences seem much bigger than they really are. This happens when:

1. the vertical Y axis does not start from 0.
2. the horizontal Y axis has very small divisions.

These two distortions can make the differences between the bars seem much bigger than they really are.

Read the following facts. Then answer the question below.


	Chart 2
	Chart 1

Facts:

People who worked at an American television station conducted a survey to see which political party they supported. Results showed that 62% of people in this survey supported the Democrats, and 54% supported the Republicans.

Both charts below do not accurately reflect results of the survey. One chart shows a simple mistake that is easy to make. The other chart presents the results of the survey in a very misleading way. Which of these two charts is trying to influence what people think about the results of the survey? Choose ONE correct answer.

Response:

	Chart 2
	Chart 1