Question

The director of a research lab wants to present data to donors. The data show how the lab uses a large amount of donated money for research and only a small amount of money for other expenses. Which type of display best represents these data?

Answer 1

Options:

A.) box-and-whisker plot B.) circle graph C) line graph D.) scatter plot

Answer:

Scatter plot

Explanation:

The best display from the option which would best represent a good graphical outline of the data is the scatter plot, having to axis ; vertical and horizontal, the vertical axis would represent the amount of donation spent while the horizontal, x - axis would depict the type of expenditure such as research and other which the lab embarked upon with the donated amount. Each point is denoted by a marked point scattered over the graphical area. The research based expenditure will be vertically higher as they incurred higher amount than other type of spending.