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1.2 Exercise 9

Avg difficulty 2.5

Suppose the guidance counselors at De Anza and Foothill need to make an oral presentation of the student data presented in Figures 1.5 and 1.6. Under what context should they choose to display the pie graph? When might they choose the bar graph? For each graph, explain which features they should point out and the potential display problems that might exist.

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