Big Ideas Math Integrated I, 2016
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Exercise 13 Page 372

Which display shows the data in specific categories?

Sample Answer:

Explanation: A bar graph shows data in specific categories.

Practice makes perfect

Consider the given table.

Perfect Attendance
Class Number of Students
Freshman 84
Sophomore 42
Junior 67
Senior 31

We are asked to analyze the given data in the table and create a display that best represents the data. Note that this data set is divided into different categories. Therefore, a bar graph is an appropriate way to display this qualitative data. To make the bar graph, let's set the horizontal axis to be the Class and the vertical axis to be the Number of Students. Let's do it!