Problem: A total of 500 adults between the ages of 25 and 30 were polled as to which sciend courses they completed in their high school years. The following data were collected. Make circle graph using the data below. A compass and protractor may help you make the circle an the appropriate size sections. Use different colors to represent different sections of your grap Label your chart with a title. Provide a legend or key that distinguishes each component.
a. Why must a percentage calculation be performed on the data before making the graph
b. Describe the trend displayed on this pie chart.
c. Most adults polled completed which science courses during their high school career
d. Describe the type of data that can be displayed using pie charts.
Science courses completed |
Number of data |
|
|
No science courses |
0 |
Biology only |
45 |
Biology and chemistry only |
205 |
Biology, chemistry and physics only |
180 |
Other classes not listed |
70 |