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Critiquing Conclusions from Simplified Economic Data

Imagine a public policy analyst presents a chart showing that the average income for every country in the world has increased over the past 40 years. Based on this chart, the analyst concludes that global economic inequality is steadily decreasing. Critique this conclusion. In your response, explain what critical information is omitted by only looking at country averages, and describe how a more detailed visualization showing income distribution within each country could lead to a different interpretation of global inequality trends.

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