Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 5 - Discrete Probability Distributions - Review - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 239: 4

Answer

The vertical scale begins at $60$.

Work Step by Step

Changing the beginning of the scale is a common thing to do make bar graphs deceptive. After doing this, while this bar graph is technically correct, because the scale begins at $60$, the gap between the bars seem to be larger. The best way to fix this is to begin the bar graph at $0$.
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