Chapter 2, Problem 2.70RE

(a)

To determine

To Explain: the reason that this graph is correct and explains it.

Answer to Problem 2.70RE

Yes, correct

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Passenger car sales by several manufacturers in the same year

  

Percentage of passenger car sales by several manufacturers in the same year of ford, Chrysler, Japanese, general and others are 19.4%, 8.9%, 31%, 32.5 and 8.2% respectively by adding all the percentage which is 100% so pie chart can be made because it requires that total percentage should be 100%.

(b)

To determine

To construct: the bar graph on the basis of given data and explain the advantage of new over the pie chart.

Explanation of Solution

Graph:

  

Using the data on pie chart make the bar graph which is better than pie chart because the slices of the bar graph is more bigger than pie chart this is the advantage over the pie chart which is looking forth.