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5. Choosing a Data Display
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Exercise 16 Page 367

Which data display allows us to show qualitative data?

Example Answer:

Explanation: See solution.

Practice makes perfect

Consider the given data set.

Colors of Cars That Drive by Your House
White 25 Green 3
Red 12 Silver/Gray 27
Yellow 1 Blue 6
Black 21 Brown/Biege 5

We will analyze the data 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 Color and the vertical axis to be Number of Cars. Let's do it!

Please note that this is only one possible way to represent the data — there are many other possible ways to do it.