How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz
How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz with tags ted, ted-ed, ted education, ted ed, lea gaslowitz, mark phillips, graphs, misleading graphs, bar graph, line graph, data, trucks, toothpaste, unemployment, ocean temperature, x-axis, y-axis, distortion, cherry picking
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitzWhen theyre used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it has also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way and as it turns out, there are plenty of ways graphs can mislead and outright manipulate. Lea Gaslowitz shares some things to look out for. Lesson by Lea Gaslowitz, directed by Mark Phillips.
