The Fitness Center manager has collected data on the number of visits to the club each week for the past 8 weeks.These data are shown as follows.Which of the following statements is most correct?
A)The proper graph for displaying these data is a pie chart.
B)There has been a gradual downward trend in these data.
C)A frequency histogram should be developed to help identify the trend in these data.
D)The data lend themselves to a line chart.

Question

The Fitness Center manager has collected data on the number of visits to the club each week for the past 8 weeks.These data are shown as follows.Which of the following statements is most correct? 
A)The proper graph for displaying these data is a pie chart. 
B)There has been a gradual downward trend in these data. 
C)A frequency histogram should be developed to help identify the trend in these data. 
D)The data lend themselves to a line chart.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The data lend themselves to a line chart as it shows the trend of the number of visits to the club over time. A pie chart is not appropriate as it shows proportions or percentages of a whole, and a frequency histogram may show the distribution of the data, but it does not explicitly show the trend over time. Option B is incorrect as there is no clear trend, and the data seem to fluctuate without any consistent pattern.

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