Which Data Would Be Suitable for a Pie Chart

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which data would be suitable for a pie chart?

• A)Whirlpool Corporation's sales revenue for the last five years
• B)Oxnard University student category (undergraduate, masters, doctoral)
• C)Average SAT scores for entering freshmen at 10 major U.S. universities
• D)U.S. toy imports from China over the past decade

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Definitions:

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between the statistical characteristics of a population and those of a sample from that population.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set, calculated by summing the sample points and dividing by the number of samples.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the estimation of the mean.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that serves as the best guess or most plausible value of a population parameter based on sample data.