Question:

The following graph shows the median earnings for females

Last updated: 6/24/2023

The following graph shows the median earnings for females

The following graph shows the median earnings for females from 2005 to 2009 in constant 2009 dollars Complete parts a and b below Click the icon to view the graph of female earnings a How is the bar graph misleading What does the graph seem to convey OA The horizontal axis starts at 2005 instead of 2000 This means all of the data from 2000 through 2004 are included in the 2005 bar so the 2005 bar is larger than it should be OB The vertical axis starts at 34 500 instead of 0 This tends to indicate that the median earnings for females changed at a faster rate than it actually did OC The vertical axis starts at 34 500 instead of 0 This makes where the bars should start unclear The vertical scaling is incorrect All the bars look larger than they should O D The horizontal axis ends at 2009 instead of this year This means all of the data between 2009 and this year are included in the 2009 bar so the 2009 bar is larger than it should be