An economist collects data comparing per-capita expenditures on health care across provinces and territories for the year 2015.The best way to illustrate this data is
A)a time-series line graph.
B)a cross-sectional bar-chart graph.
C)a scatter diagram.
D)a logarithmic scale diagram.
E)a time-series bar chart diagram.

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Since the data is for a specific year (2015), a time-series line graph would not be appropriate. A scatter diagram is used to show the relationship between two variables and is not relevant in this scenario as we are only interested in the per-capita expenditure. A logarithmic scale diagram is used to represent data where the range is wide and covers multiple orders of magnitude, this is not the case here. Therefore, the best way to illustrate this data would be a cross-sectional bar-chart graph, where the different provinces and territories are compared based on their per-capita expenditure on healthcare.

An Economist Collects Data Comparing Per-Capita Expenditures on Health Care