, ENG1515 ASSIGNMENT 3 ANSWERS
DUE DATE: 18 AUGUST 2026
1. Identify the quarter in which the rate of unemployment was the lowest in South
Africa.
According to the line graph presented in the visual, the quarter with the lowest
unemployment rate in South Africa across the population groups shown is Q4 2020. This
conclusion is drawn by carefully examining the vertical axis representing unemployment
percentages and the horizontal axis marking the quarterly time periods from Q1 2019 to
Q2 2024. The evidence is most clearly visible in the red line representing the White
population group, which reaches its lowest point at 6.1% precisely in Q4 2020. At this same
quarter, all other groups also show relatively lower values compared to many other
periods, but none dip as low as the White group’s 6.1%. No other quarter on the graph
displays any data point below this level, making Q4 2020 stand out as the period of the
overall lowest unemployment rate captured in the visual. As highlighted in Unit 5 of the
ENG1515 study guide, effective interpretation of graphs involves systematically scanning
for minimum and maximum values across lines and time periods to support accurate
identification of key trends and outliers in visual data. This approach ensures that
responses are grounded in observable evidence rather than assumptions.
2. Identify the race that appears to have the lowest rate of unemployment on the
visual.
The population group that consistently demonstrates the lowest rate of unemployment
throughout the period covered by the graph is the White group. This is immediately
apparent when observing the positioning of the coloured lines on the chart: the red line for
White unemployment remains positioned at the bottom of the graph for almost the entire
duration from Q1 2019 to Q2 2024. While the other groups—Black/African (blue),
DUE DATE: 18 AUGUST 2026
1. Identify the quarter in which the rate of unemployment was the lowest in South
Africa.
According to the line graph presented in the visual, the quarter with the lowest
unemployment rate in South Africa across the population groups shown is Q4 2020. This
conclusion is drawn by carefully examining the vertical axis representing unemployment
percentages and the horizontal axis marking the quarterly time periods from Q1 2019 to
Q2 2024. The evidence is most clearly visible in the red line representing the White
population group, which reaches its lowest point at 6.1% precisely in Q4 2020. At this same
quarter, all other groups also show relatively lower values compared to many other
periods, but none dip as low as the White group’s 6.1%. No other quarter on the graph
displays any data point below this level, making Q4 2020 stand out as the period of the
overall lowest unemployment rate captured in the visual. As highlighted in Unit 5 of the
ENG1515 study guide, effective interpretation of graphs involves systematically scanning
for minimum and maximum values across lines and time periods to support accurate
identification of key trends and outliers in visual data. This approach ensures that
responses are grounded in observable evidence rather than assumptions.
2. Identify the race that appears to have the lowest rate of unemployment on the
visual.
The population group that consistently demonstrates the lowest rate of unemployment
throughout the period covered by the graph is the White group. This is immediately
apparent when observing the positioning of the coloured lines on the chart: the red line for
White unemployment remains positioned at the bottom of the graph for almost the entire
duration from Q1 2019 to Q2 2024. While the other groups—Black/African (blue),
