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Question

A college instructor collected data from a class on how students prefer to study: $40$ prefer group study, $30$ prefer solitary study, and $10$ prefer video lectures. Can these data be shown in a pie chart, and if so, what should be used as the "whole"?

Accepted Answer

Yes, use the total number of students, $40$ , as the whole

Answer

No, because pie charts require percentages that sum to $40$ , not counts

Answer

Yes, use the average study time per student as the whole

Answer

No, because the categories are not numerical measurements

A college instructor collected data from a class on how students prefer to study: 4040 prefer group study, 3030 prefer solitary study, and 1010 prefer video lectures. Can these data be shown in a pie chart, and if so, what should be used as the "whole"?

A college instructor collected data from a class on how students prefer to study: $40$ prefer group study, $30$ prefer solitary study, and $10$ prefer video lectures. Can these data be shown in a pie chart, and if so, what should be used as the "whole"?