This lab is a continuation of Tuesday’s Lab.

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Directions (Please read before starting)

  1. Please work together with your assigned partner. Make sure you both fully understand each concept before you move on.
  2. Please record your answers and any related code for all embedded lab questions. I encourage you to try out the embedded examples, but you shouldn’t turn them in.
  3. Please ask for help, clarification, or even just a check-in if anything seems unclear.

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Preamble

This lab focuses on misleading and biased graphics in the real world.

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Lab

At this point you should begin working with your partner.

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Question 1 (The entire lab). Find 3-5 examples of misleading graphics in the news. For each graphic do the following

  1. Provide a link to it (citations are important)
  2. Find a way to insert the image into RMarkdown
  3. Explain what is misleading about it (2 sentences - 1 paragraph)
  4. Give your opinion on why the information was presented in that way (who benefits from the slant) (1 paragraph)
  5. Explain how you would make the image more neutral (1-2 sentences)
  6. Explain how you could use the same data to tell the opposite story (1-2 sentences)
  7. If possible, create the figures for 5 and 6