88. An advertisement for Acme Investments displays the two graphs in Figure 1.14 to show the value of Acme's product in comparison with the Other Guy's product. Describe the potentially misleading visual effect of these comparison graphs. How can this be corrected?
Figure 1.14 As the graphs show, Acme consistently outperforms the Other Guys!
89. The graph in Figure 1.15 shows the number of complaints for six different airlines as reported to the US Department of Transportation in February 2013. Alaska, Pinnacle, and Airtran Airlines have far fewer complaints reported than American, Delta, and United. Can we conclude that American, Delta, and United are the worst airline carriers since they have the most complaints?
89. You cannot assume that the numbers of complaints reflect the quality of the airlines. The airlines shown with the greatest number of complaints are the ones with the most passengers. You must consider the appropriateness of methods for presenting data; in this case displaying totals is misleading.
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