For Which of the Following Data Sets Will a Pie

question 28

Multiple Choice

For which of the following data sets will a pie chart be most useful?

• A) Heights of high school freshmen
• B) Ambient temperatures in the U.S.Capitol Building
• C) Percentage of net sales by product for Lenovo in 2011
• D) Growth rates of firms in a particular industry

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant

A measure used to determine if the results of a study are unlikely to have occurred by random chance alone, often through a p-value.

Confidence Interval

A collection of values, drawn from sample data, that is presumed to capture the value of a not yet known population characteristic.

National Average

The average of a specific set of measurements or data points across the entire nation.

Confidence Interval

An estimate indicating the range within which a population parameter is likely to lie, with a certain degree of certainty, based on data from a smaller sample.