Asked by Alejandro Otón García on Jun 09, 2024

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{Admission to ER Narrative} In what way does the original bar chart distort the data as compared to a bar chart that starts at zero on the Y-axis (frequency axis)?

Cardiac Patients

Individuals receiving medical attention for conditions related to the heart.

Aspirin

A medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation, known chemically as acetylsalicylic acid.

Emergency Room

A specialized department in a hospital that provides immediate treatment for acute illnesses and trauma.

  • Understand the impact of y-axis scale manipulation on data interpretation in bar charts.
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Robert KhadkaJun 10, 2024
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As read from the original bar chart,the various aspirin type counts are 20 for baby aspirin; 40 for Ecotrin; 25 for others; and 15 for no aspirin.The original bar chart,with vertical scale beginning at 10,distorts the relationship between the actual aspirin type counts.For example,in the original graph,the bar representing the count for Baby aspirin shows 1/3 the area or height as compared to the bar representing Ecotrin.Yet the actual count of Baby aspirin is 1/2 that of Ecotrin.A bar chart starting at zero alleviates this problem.