Choose the appropriate type of graph to display the data

You are trying to prove that your family spends way too much money on entertainment. Your family monthly spending looks like this: $450 in food, $800 in entertainment, $1,250 in home mortgage, $200 in maintenance, and $150 on restaurant meals.

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

Since you know the total spent for the monthly budget and the amount for each category, you can turn each into a percentage to make a circle graph to make a visual that would tell the story of how much the family is spending on entertainment.

You would like to compare the number of votes tht 6 candidates received in the latest student election.

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

While bar graph would most likely be used to compare the data, a pie chart could also work.

You would like to track the amount of monthly sales over the period of a year for two different sales people.

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

You know you will need a line graph because you are looking at amount of sales over time and because you want to compare two different sales people, you will need a double line graph.

What kind of graph would you use to show the information from this chart?

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

We have categorical data already presented as percentages, so a circle graph is the best option.

What kind of graph would you use to show the information from this chart?

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

You know you will need a bar graph because you are looking at categorical data and because you want to compare two different groups--boys and girls, you will need a double bar graph.

What kind of graph would you use to show the information from this chart?

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

You know you will need a line graph because you are looking at temperature over time.

What kind of graph would you use to show the information from this chart?

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

You know you will need a bar graph since type of flowers are categorical variables.

What kind of graph would you use to show the information from this chart?

• Pie Chart

• Bar Graph

• Double Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Double Line Graph

Answer explanation

You know you will need a line graph because you are looking at amount of sales over a time of a year.