STA 1501 ASSIGNMENT 2

QUESTION 11 (a) A component (or stacked) bar chart is used when more than one relationship has to be depicted and thus it is used to describe data when each total figure is made up of two or more component parts. The overall height of the bar and the height of the divisions represent the actual figure for the period in question and over time while a multiple (or compound) bar chart enables comparisons to be made between two groups by placing the bars immediately adjacent in each case and it is used when comparing the number of items, within a given period (say a year) as well as comparing items between the given period (for example years). Or A component (or stacked) bar chart overcomes the limitation of a simple bar chart by allowing for the outcom