What advice would you give to the creator of the following graph? Consider the basic guidelines for a clear graph, for avoiding chartjunk, and regarding the ways to mislead through statistics. Give three pieces of advice. Be specific—don’t just say that there is chartjunk; say exactly what you would change.

a. Business and women:

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The page reads as follows.

Women Today

Feminine Business Scale

The Mother of Business Invention

Data show that a woman’s salary is 77 percent of a man’s for the same job (2010)

Men’s Median Wage: $47,715

Women’s Median Wage: $36,931

Her Annual Loss: $10,784

At the end of her 40-year career: $431,360 less

The 33 percent she lost could have provided:

A drawing shows a large piggy bank out of which the following illustrated coins appear.

1.8 years of food, 7 months of mortgage and utilities bills, 13 months of rent, 2.9 years of family health insurance, 2,751 gallons of gas.

b. A boom in record album sales:

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One man standing on top of two other near the left side stack is holding a disk with the text 1 million written on it. A text on the upper left corner pointing to him reads, Number of vinyl records sold in the US, 2007. Another man standing on top of 3 others near the right side stack is holding a disk with the text 6 MILLION written on it. A text at the top right reads, Number of vinyl records sold in the US, 2013. A text on the top of the cartoon reads TWO NUMBERS. Two arrows below the text point in opposite directions.

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Women Today Feminine Business Scale Ċ Ć Ċ The Mothers of Business Invention Data show that a woman's salary is 77% of a man's for the same Job (2010) Men's Median Wage: $47,715 Women's Median Wage: $36,931 Her Amual Loss: $10,784 The 33% she lost could have provided: At the end of her 40-year career: $431,360 less 1.8 years of food 7 months of mortgage and utilities bills 13 months of rent 2.9 years of family health insérance 2,751 gallons of gas