An article reported the national market share of leading brands of carbonated beverages. The bar chart below displays the values. a) Is this an appropriate display for these data? Explain. b) Which brand had the largest share of the beverage market? c) Which had the larger market share—brand B or brand D? a) Is this display appropriate? A. This display is inappropriate because the variable is not categorical. B. This display is appropriate. C. This display is inappropriate because there are spaces between the bars. D. This display is inappropriate because one category comprises at least half of the data.
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- The bar chart is used to display the market share of different brands of carbonated beverages. - Bar charts are appropriate for categorical data, where each category represents a different brand. Show more…
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