The above image is a USA Today Snapshot. The image shows the top zoos in the USA and the number of annual people who visit these zoos (in millions).
Claim #1: The San Diego Zoo is the best zoo in the USA.
Claim #2: The Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago is the worst zoo in the USA.
Claim #3: Chicago is not a very popular city because they have the lowest annual attendance.
These are three very different claims that people could conclude when they look at this picture and these specific statistics. These claims however, are not necessarily true. These statistics are based off of only 3 zoos in the USA and there is very well more then 3 zoos in the USA. You can see how someone may make these claims though. This exercise shows that statistics can be interpreted in many different ways. Everyone views them differently.
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