In Its 2000 Report, a Company Presented the Following Data

Essay

In its 2000 report, a company presented the following data regarding its sales (in millions of dollars), and net income (in millions of dollars). $$\begin{array} { | l | c c c c c | } \hline \text { Year } & 1996 & 1997 & 1998 & 1999 & 2000 \\\hline \text { Sales } & 70 & 97 & 80 & 55 & 185 \\\text { Net Income } & 1.6 & 5.2 & 4.1 & 2.4 & 7.1 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The bar chart below was used to present these data. Assume that you are an unscrupulous statistician and want to make the data appear more positive than they really are. Redraw the graph by being selective about which years to include, getting the desired effect.