A Technical Writer Wants to Create a Graphic Showing the Proportion

question 13

Multiple Choice

A technical writer wants to create a graphic showing the proportion of hurricanes that have hit each of the Gulf Coast states between 1900 and 2005. The graphic will be included in a safety brochure to be distributed to the public by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Which graphic best displays these data?

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