Boston Scientific, a large American corporation that makes medical devices, reported adjusted profits of $3.6 billion in 2009–2014. Professional investors warn that some companies present misleading versions of their results that ignore a wide variety of normal costs of running a business to make it seem like they're doing better than they really are. If you include a write-off for a failed acquisition, various "restructuring" charges, and costs stemming from layoffs and lawsuits, Boston Scientific's bottom-line earnings were $4.9 billion in net losses. 7. What type of data misleading is this an example of?