An example of manipulating a graphical display to distort reality is ___________.
A) starting the axes at zero
B) making the bars in a histogram equal widths
C) stretching the axes
D) starting the axes at zero and stretching the axes

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Stretching the axes can distort the visual representation of data, making differences appear more or less significant than they actually are.

An Example of Manipulating a Graphical Display to Distort Reality