Everyone needs to be cautious of information they find on the internet in the modern age. Many graphs and info charts can display information in an incorrect or misleading manner. Both of the graphs are correct information from reliable sources with graph 1 from climate.gov and graph 2 from BAMS but they how they are presented matters as much as the info itself.
GRAPH 1
Graph 1 is a poor example of presentation for several reasons. It doesn't show a true trend only specified years which are a very small sample size to work from. Secondly, it was designed to show 2015 is the hottest year on record even though 2015 was not complete and therefore a potentially misleading data set.
GRAPH 2
Graph 2 on the other hand is a far better representation of good data. It took a large amount of studies and showed the correlation to show that a general trend can be observed in ocean temperature. It is a group of multiple large data sets showing a trend which is more accurate. This is something everyone should look more closely at when seeing information on the internet.
Source:http://www.deepseanews.com/2015/09/a-story-of-climate-change-told-in-15-graphs/
I agree things on the internet are not always accurate and you do need to be careful and decide what is and is not accurate. I agree with what you said about the first graph, 2015 had not not been completed making the graph misleading. Great job!
ReplyDeleteOkay Barrett, this has "good bones" but I'd like you to include a few more things/ make the following edits:
ReplyDelete-Explain what data graph is representing.
-Label each graph/ image you use in blog posts as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc and refer to them as such.
-Include sources of images either below each, or at the bottom of the blog post.
-Discuss where data for each graph was obtained and how reliable the author/ organization that collected the data/ created the graph is in terms of expertise in the field.
Okay, good job addressing my feedback. Just capitalize the words in the title and don't forget to check your use of punctuation.
DeleteI like your example for the good graph. It does in fact show a lot of studies which can make data seem more realistic. It does look a bit jumbled but overall it is an accurate graph.
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