An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
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Author: R. Lyman Ott, Micheal T. Longnecker
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Chapter 3.11, Problem 1E
The U.S. government spent more than $3.6 trillion in the 2014 fiscal year. The following table provides broad categories that demonstrate the expenditures of the federal government for domestic and defense programs.
- a. Construct a pie chart for these data.
- b. Construct a bar chart for these data.
- c. Construct a pie chart and bar chart using percentages in place of dollars.
- d. Which of the four charts is more informative to the tax-paying public?
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An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
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