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which illustrates the average quantitative GRE scores to the top 30 graduate schools of engineering


Briefly explain the error in the construction of the ogive below, which illustrates the average quantitative GRE scores to the top 30 graduate schools of engineering.

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The error is in the horizontal scale of the given chart. The horizontal scale should always start with 0. Here in this graph, the horizontal scale has been started with 742. This will distort the interpretation of the chart

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