Chemistry In Focus
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Chapter 2, Problem 51E
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An instance where a politician or other public figure presented their data in a scientific way is to be quoted.
Concept Introduction:
Presentation of numerical data is very important so as to get the right impact on the audience. There are numerous ways to represent figures, such as, scientific notation and graphs, which can be bar graphs, line graphs, histograms etc.
These types of presentations provide a clear picture of the scenario and they are easily understood as well.
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