Peige, a stock broker, has data consisting of price, price/earnings ratio, and market capitalization for seven different stocks on one particular day. She wishes to plot these three variables in two dimensions. Which of the following charts must Peige use?
A) Stock chart
B) Surface chart
C) Bubble chart
D) Line chart

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A bubble chart is suitable for plotting three variables in two dimensions: the x-axis and y-axis can represent two variables (e.g., price and price/earnings ratio), and the size of the bubble can represent the third variable (e.g., market capitalization).

Peige, a Stock Broker, Has Data Consisting of Price, Price/earnings