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ISBN: 9781337672320

Author: BRASE

Publisher: Cengage

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Examine Figure 2-21, “Global Teen Worries.” How many countries were contained in the sample? The graph contains bars and a circle. Which bar is the longest? Which bar represents the greatest percentage? Is this a bar graph or not? If not, what changes would need to be made to put the information in a bar graph? Could the graph be made into a Pareto chart? Could it be made into a circle graph? Explain.

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