Example of bar-tip limit error (IMAGE)

Wellesley College

Example of bar-tip limit error

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Sarah Kerns and Jeremy Wilmer’s revelation about bar graphs was made possible by a powerful new measurement technique that they developed. This technique relies upon having a person draw, on paper, their interpretation of the graph.

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Jeremy Wilmer/Wellesley College

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Credit to Jeremy Wilmer/Wellesley College

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