Thomas Is Writing a Report That Contains a Column (Vertical)

question 12

Multiple Choice

Thomas is writing a report that contains a column (vertical) bar chart that shows last year's employee enrollment in three management training programs: conflict resolution, time management, and team building. Which of the following statements best interprets and analyzes the graph?

• A)Figure 1 shows enrollment for each of the management training programs we offer.
• B)As Figure 1 indicates, the enrollment for team building was almost double that of time management, and conflict resolution was the highest of the three.
• C)The enrollment for time management was 42; for team building it was 81, and for conflict resolution, it was the highest at 127.
• D)Figure 1 data indicate that employee management training needs are shifting from training in time management and team building toward conflict resolution.

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