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

A line chart would be the most appropriate graph for displaying the trend in the number of visits to the fitness center over time. A pie chart is not appropriate for continuous data, and a frequency histogram may not be necessary as there are only 8 weeks of data. Option B states that there has been a gradual downward trend, however, this cannot be determined without analyzing the data and would not necessarily be the most correct statement.

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