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Branko Milanovic uses the two below figures to illustrate the distribution of global income growth from 1988-2008.  Both figures use the same data. Figure 1 Figure 2 Which statement BEST explains why Figures 1 and 2 present different visualizations of the same global income growth data from 1988-2008?

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A.Figure 1 uses cumulative growth measurements which distort the data, while Figure 2 uses more reliable annual growth averages to show actual income distribution
B.Figure 1 presents income growth only for the global South, while Figure 2 shows the complete global picture including wealthier countries
C.Figure 1 shows income growth after adjusting for local purchasing power, while Figure 2 shows raw income data without considering cost-of-living differences across regions
D.Figure 1 emphasizes relative income growth across all global percentiles, highlighting both winners and losers in globalization, while Figure 2 focuses attention on absolute gains concentrated among the global elite
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Let’s break down what the question is asking and what each option implies about Milanovic’s figures. Option 1: 'Figure 1 uses cumulative growth measurements which distort the data, while Figure 2 uses more reliable annual growth averages to show actual income distribution.' This choice suggests a methodological switch from cumulative to annual growth. In Milanovic’s graphs, the core difference is not about cumulative versus annual growth rates, but about whether the visualization emphasizes relative percentiles across the world versus absolute gains among the very wealthy. The statement is conflating data processing metho......Login to view full explanation

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