A psychologist asks 60 participants which strategies they used while completing a logic puzzle. Participants may report more than one strategy. The psychologist displays the results as slices of one pie chart.
| Strategy | Number of participants reporting the strategy |
|---|---|
| Writing notes | 35 |
| Looking for a pattern | 28 |
| Working backwards | 17 |
Explain why this pie chart could mislead a reader.
173 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.3 Analysing Research, covering 7.3.1 Types of Data, 7.3.2 Measures of central tendency, 7.3.3 Other descriptive statistics, 7.3.4 Tables, Charts and Graphs, 7.3.5 Reliability, 7.3.6 Validity and effects on validity, and 7.3.7 Sources of bias. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.