The pictogram represents the number of people using a breakfast club on certain weekdays.
Comment on the design of this pictogram. [1]
(b)
The line graph shows the trend of the average monthly sales of a toy company in thousands of pounds.
(i)
A deliberate error has been made when drawing this line graph.
Explain what error has been made. [1]
(ii) Comment on the impact of this error. [1]
Mark scheme (a)
Scheme
Marks
Comments
Valid comment. e.g. ‘The symbol used cannot easily be divided into 4 equal pieces as required.’ or ‘It is not clear how many people came on Tuesday and Thursday.’
E1
Allow e.g. ‘The pictogram uses a hand with 5 fingers but it only stands for 4 people.’ or ‘The key is not a clear representation of 4 people.’ or ‘The two pictures that are to represent half of the people are different.’
Mark scheme (b)
Scheme
Marks
Comments
(i) Comment about the non-uniform vertical scale e.g. ‘The vertical scale is not evenly spaced’
E1
Allow e.g. ‘The scale as it goes 1 to 3 and then 6.’
(ii) Valid impact e.g. ‘The drop in sales looks less than it actually is.’ or ‘It makes the sales look better than they were.’
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