Friday, October 10, 2014

State-by-State A group of items are categorized according to a certain attribute—X, Y, Z—and...

State-by-State A group of items are categorized according to a certain attribute—X, Y, Z—and according to the state in which they are produced:

 

X

Y

Z

New York

20

5

5

California

10

10

5

a. Create a comparative (side-by-side) bar chart to compare the numbers of items of each type made in California and New York.

b. Create a stacked bar chart to compare the numbers of items of each type made in the two states.

c. Which of the two types of presentation in parts a and b is more easily understood? Explain.

d. What other graphical methods could you use to describe the data?

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