A Graph Shows the Average Wage of Various Demographic Groups

question 455

Multiple Choice

A graph shows the average wage of various demographic groups in 2007. The kind of graph used to show this data would be

• A) a time- series graph.
• B) a cross- section graph.
• C) a Venn- diagram.
• D) a scatter plot.

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