Question

Maria wanted to learn more about the birds that visit her backyard. She installed several bird feeders and offered a variety of bird seed mixes in order to attract a mix of species. For a month, she observed the bird feeders three times a day for an hour each day and counted the types of birds that she saw. Then, she made a pie chart to represent her findings. What is the most likely reason that she chose a pie chart?

Answer 1

She might have wanted to see what percentage of the birds were what species. Saying "17% of the birds I saw were sparrows" gives a better picture than saying "I saw 4 Sparrows."

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Maria wanted to learn more about the birds that visit her backyard. She installed several bird feeders and offered a variety of bird seed mixes in order to attract a mix of species.

For a month, she observed the bird feeders three times a day for an hour each day and counted the types of birds that she saw.

Then, she made a pie chart to represent her findings, because pie chart because pie charts

i) can summarize large data in visual form

ii) proportions of each types of birds is revealed easily

iii) accuracy and reliability is more

iv) easy to understand even by a layman