Farah Is Preparing a Bar Chart to Depict the Varying

question 29

Multiple Choice

Farah is preparing a bar chart to depict the varying amounts of iron ore found in different geographic regions of the country. She adds a title to the chart and labels both the axes. All the labels are present inside the bars, and the width of the bars varies according to the value each of them represents. She ensures that the bars are placed close enough together to make comparison easy. Which of the following corrections to Farah's bar chart will help improve its quality?

• A) The labels of the axis should be removed because the title already explains them.
• B) The bars should not be placed close to each other.
• C) The labels should be placed outside the bars instead of inside.
• D) The width of all the bars should be the same.
• E) She should use a line graph instead of a bar chart.

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