Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help people communicate data clearly with graphs. If you are looking for examples of misleading or deceptive graphs, it is ...

Truncated Y-Axis. One of the easiest ways to misrepresent your data is by messing with the y-axis of a bar graph, line graph, or scatter plot. In most cases, the y-axis ranges from 0 to a maximum ...

Newspapers are expected to check facts and report accurately. Why, then, should they not also be expected to check their charts and graphs and ensure that they are accurate. Figure 1 appears on ...

The graph is correct. It shows the average temperature in each year since 1880, using data from NASA.The problem with it is that it is misleading, using a scale that intentionally hides the actual ...