STA1504 Assignment 5 solutions 2025

STA1504 – Assignment 5 Memorandum (2025)




STA1504 – Assignment 5 Memorandum (2025)
Module Code: STA1504
Assignment Number: 05
Unique Number: 218881

, Question 1 – Multiple Bar Graph of Unemployment Data
1.1 Multiple Bar Graph

Reason 1996 2006 2016
Job losses 24 3 38
Job resignation 8 9 8
Job retirement 19 18 31

Graph description:
A multiple bar graph is drawn with:

 X-axis → Reasons for unemployment.
 Y-axis → Number of unemployed people (in thousands).
 Three bars per reason representing 1996, 2006, and 2016.


Chart Title
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Job losses Job resignation Job retirement

1996 2006 2016




1.2 Interpretation
 Job losses: Dropped sharply from 24k (1996) to 3k (2006) but increased drastically
to 38k in 2016.
 Job resignations: Remained almost constant between 8k and 9k over the years.
 Job retirements: Increased steadily from 19k (1996) to 31k (2016).
 Overall, job losses became the dominant reason for unemployment by 2016.