How a simple chart was stripped of context and turned into a symbol of fraud that outlived the news site that published it.

A heatmap is a graphical representation of data using colors that represent different values. It's often used to demonstrate user behavior on a particular web page.

Systemwide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC Merced opened in 2005 so there is no data prior to 2005 for this campus. Beginning in 2011, Merced invited all California resident referrals ...

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