Question

2."For all the speeches given, the commercials aired, the mud splattered in any election, a hefty percentage of people decide whom they will vote for only at the last minute" Suppose that a sample of people were asked, "When did you finally decide whom to vote for in the presidential election?" These answers were given: Answer Percent Only in the past 3 days 17 In the past week In the past 2 weeks (after the debates) In carly fall (after the convention) Earlier than that 18 24 33 - a. Would you use a pie chart or a bar chart to graphically describe the data? Why? b. Draw the chart you chose in part a. c. What does the chart tell you about the reliability of election polls taken early in the election campaign'?

Answer 1

a) We would use a pie chart to graphically describe the data. Because pie charts are generally used to show percentage or proportional data.

b) Chart:

c) The chart tells us that the election polls taken early in the election campaign are not reliable. as (17+8+18) = 43% people decide who they want to vote in 2 weeks before the election.