Chapter 1.1, Problem 14E

To determine

To explain:about whatpercent of first year students who plan to major in business and in social science.

Answer to Problem 14E

The approximate percent of first year students that plan to major in business is about 15% and the approximate percent of first year students that plan to major in social science is about 12%.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  

Calculation:

Pie chart is used to display the distribution of categorical variables as a “pie” whose slices are sized by the counts or percent for the categories. A pie mush include all the categories that make up a whole. The relevance of any graph depends on the information we want to seek. It is hard to determine numbers from pie charts. The percentage information required in this case is not reflecting in the graph. The approximate percent of first year students that plan to major in business is about 15% and the approximate percent of first year students that plan to major in social science is about 12%. The slice of pie that represents the business discipline is approximately 15% of the whole and social science forms approximately 12% of the whole.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the approximate percent of first year students that plan to major in business is about 15% and the approximate percent of first year students that plan to major in social science is about 12%.