Several Types of Graphics Can Be Added to Business Reports

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Essay

Several types of graphics can be added to business reports to clarify data, create visual interest, and make numerical data meaningful. List five categories of graphics and explain the type of data each is used to illustrate. Then give an original example of when each could be used.

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Definitions:

Unstructured Data

Audio clips, video clips, pictures, and extremely large documents. Also called binary large object (BLOB).

Query

In a database, a way of retrieving information that defines a particular subset of data; can be used to extract data from one or more tables.

Range Check

Ensures that the data entered into the field of a database falls within a certain range of values.