Given each scenario identify an appropriate type of chart or
Given each scenario, identify an appropriate type of chart or plot that you would use to determine the answer. (e.g. pie chart, scatterplot, etc.)
a) We want to understand distribution of body masses of 60 male undergraduates.
b) We want to see if there is a relationship between the weight of a passenger vehicle and fuel efficiency
(measured as miles per gallon).
c) We want to understand the pattern of the bushels of corn harvested in Indiana between 1975 and 2001.
d) We want to understand the distribution of yearly household incomes in Tippecanoe County for 2014.
e) A poll of 500 undergraduates was taken to determine the respondent’s favorite movie of 2013.
f) What is the percentage of Indiana vehicles that are small passenger cars, large passenger cars, trucks, SUVs,
and other?
g) Is the correlation between daily outside temperature and amount of natural gas used for heating positive or
negative?
Solution
a) Histogram
b) Line diagram
c)Line diagram
d) Histogram
e) Bar diagram
f) Pie Chart
g) Scatter Plot
